diff --git a/lang/ruby21/Makefile b/lang/ruby21/Makefile
index ba06e866a7df..498f219dc6e4 100644
--- a/lang/ruby21/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby21/Makefile
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ USE_RUBY=		yes
 RUBY_NO_BUILD_DEPENDS=	yes
 RUBY_NO_RUN_DEPENDS=	yes
 
-NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	ia64
-NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON_ia64=	does not build
-
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		CAPIDOCS DEBUG DOCS EXAMPLES GMP RDOC
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	RDOC LIBEDIT
 OPTIONS_SINGLE=		EDIT
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-dtrace
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if (${ARCH} == "powerpc64" || ${ARCH} == "powerpc")
+.if ${ARCH} == "powerpc64"
 USE_GCC=	yes
 .endif
 
diff --git a/lang/ruby22/Makefile b/lang/ruby22/Makefile
index 6a837ce8876b..0cce7b728aae 100644
--- a/lang/ruby22/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby22/Makefile
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ USE_RUBY=		yes
 RUBY_NO_BUILD_DEPENDS=	yes
 RUBY_NO_RUN_DEPENDS=	yes
 
-NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	ia64
-NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON_ia64=	does not build
-
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		CAPIDOCS DEBUG DOCS EXAMPLES GMP RDOC
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	RDOC LIBEDIT
 OPTIONS_SINGLE=		EDIT
@@ -101,7 +98,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-dtrace
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if ${ARCH} == "powerpc" || ${ARCH} == "powerpc64"
+.if ${ARCH} == "powerpc64"
 USE_GCC=	yes
 .endif
 
diff --git a/lang/ruby23/Makefile b/lang/ruby23/Makefile
index 01089668668f..50951215d708 100644
--- a/lang/ruby23/Makefile
+++ b/lang/ruby23/Makefile
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ USE_RUBY=		yes
 RUBY_NO_BUILD_DEPENDS=	yes
 RUBY_NO_RUN_DEPENDS=	yes
 
-NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	ia64
-NOT_FOR_ARCHS_REASON_ia64=	does not build
-
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		CAPIDOCS DEBUG DOCS EXAMPLES GMP RDOC
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	RDOC LIBEDIT
 OPTIONS_SINGLE=		EDIT
@@ -95,7 +92,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--disable-dtrace
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if (${ARCH} == "powerpc64" || ${ARCH} == "powerpc")
+.if ${ARCH} == "powerpc64"
 USE_GCC=	yes
 .endif