diff --git a/distro/Makefile b/distro/Makefile
index ab88955..5c46579 100644
--- a/distro/Makefile
+++ b/distro/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+UNAME := $(shell uname -m)
+ifneq ($(shell uname -m), x86_64)
+    $(error Cannot build packages without an x86_64 capable CPU)
+endif
+
 base:
 	$(MAKE) -C deb/
 	$(MAKE) -C deb/ CARCH=i686
@@ -9,3 +14,5 @@ base:
 clean:
 	@rm -f *.deb
 	@rm -f *.pkg.tar.xz
+
+all: base