diff --git a/devel/llvm16/Makefile b/devel/llvm16/Makefile
index ae644f2d3a4f..d5ec6b044d2a 100644
--- a/devel/llvm16/Makefile
+++ b/devel/llvm16/Makefile
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ CMAKE_ARGS+=	-DLLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS="${LLVM_ENABLE_PROJECTS:ts;}"
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.COMMANDS"
 .include "${.CURDIR}/Makefile.MAN1SRCS"
 
-_FREEBSD_BACKENDS=	AArch64 ARM Mips PowerPC RISCV Sparc X86
+_FREEBSD_BACKENDS=	AArch64 ARM Mips PowerPC RISCV X86
 FREEBSD_BACKENDS=	${_FREEBSD_BACKENDS}
 .if ${ARCH} == amd64
 _NATIVE_BACKENDS=	X86