diff --git a/net-im/gurk-rs/Makefile b/net-im/gurk-rs/Makefile
index 5fc6f85febeb..01bdda551d5a 100644
--- a/net-im/gurk-rs/Makefile
+++ b/net-im/gurk-rs/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,37 @@
 PORTNAME=	gurk-rs
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.4.1
 CATEGORIES=	net-im
 
 MAINTAINER=	bsd@orsolic.org
 COMMENT=	Signal Messenger client for terminal
 WWW=		https://github.com/boxdot/gurk-rs
 
 LICENSE=	AGPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE-AGPL-3.0
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	protoc:devel/protobuf
 USES=		cargo
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	boxdot
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/gurk \
 		${DATADIR}/README.md
 
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+# avoid address space exhaustion on armv7
+.if ${ARCH:Marmv?}
+LTO_UNSAFE=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e s,%%WRKDIR%%,${WRKDIR}, ${WRKSRC}/Cargo.toml
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/gurk
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README.md ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>