diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 210c574..77c30d0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ endif
 
 export ADDITIONAL_CFLAGS = -fobjc-arc -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -DTHEOS -DTHEOS_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 export ADDITIONAL_LDFLAGS = -Xlinker -no_warn_inits
-export ARCHS = armv7 arm64
 export CEPHEI_EMBEDDED CEPHEI_SIMULATOR
 
 RESPRING ?= 1
diff --git a/defaults/Makefile b/defaults/Makefile
index bc704b6..87de88c 100644
--- a/defaults/Makefile
+++ b/defaults/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# arm64e not needed here
+ARCHS = armv7 arm64
+
 include $(THEOS)/makefiles/common.mk
 
 TOOL_NAME = defaults