diff --git a/build-package.sh b/build-package.sh
index c670f37dd..2b4561c8f 100755
--- a/build-package.sh
+++ b/build-package.sh
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ if [ $TERMUX_ARCH = 'all' ]; then
 	exit
 fi
 
-echo "termux - building $1 for arch $TERMUX_ARCH..."
-test -t 1 && printf "\033]0;$1...\007"
-
 # We do not put all of build-tools/$TERMUX_ANDROID_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION/ into PATH
 # to avoid stuff like arm-linux-androideabi-ld there to conflict with ones from
 # the standalone toolchain.
@@ -683,6 +680,14 @@ termux_setup_golang () {
 
 source $TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_SCRIPT
 
+if [ "$TERMUX_PKG_BLACKLISTED_ARCHES" != "${TERMUX_PKG_BLACKLISTED_ARCHES/$TERMUX_ARCH/}" ]; then
+	echo "Skipping building $TERMUX_PKG_NAME for arch $TERMUX_ARCH"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "termux - building $1 for arch $TERMUX_ARCH..."
+test -t 1 && printf "\033]0;$1...\007"
+
 # Compute full version:
 TERMUX_PKG_FULLVERSION=$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION
 if [ "$TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_REVISION" != "0" -o "$TERMUX_PKG_FULLVERSION" != "${TERMUX_PKG_FULLVERSION/-/}" ]; then