diff --git a/conda/artiq-kasli-opticlock/meta.yaml b/conda/artiq-kasli-opticlock/meta.yaml
index 57acc34f7..9d1367546 100644
--- a/conda/artiq-kasli-opticlock/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/artiq-kasli-opticlock/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ source:
   git_url: ../..
 
 build:
-  noarch: generic
+  noarch: python
   ignore_prefix_files: True
   number: {{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}
   string: py_{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}+git{{ environ.get("GIT_FULL_HASH", "")[:8] }}
diff --git a/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_clock/meta.yaml b/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_clock/meta.yaml
index f6aebd686..1db897a6d 100644
--- a/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_clock/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_clock/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ source:
   git_url: ../..
 
 build:
-  noarch: generic
+  noarch: python
   ignore_prefix_files: True
   number: {{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}
   string: py_{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}+git{{ environ.get("GIT_FULL_HASH", "")[:8] }}
diff --git a/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_qc2/meta.yaml b/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_qc2/meta.yaml
index 7caf0169a..009f0b630 100644
--- a/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_qc2/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/artiq-kc705-nist_qc2/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ source:
   git_url: ../..
 
 build:
-  noarch: generic
+  noarch: python
   ignore_prefix_files: True
   number: {{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}
   string: py_{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}+git{{ environ.get("GIT_FULL_HASH", "")[:8] }}
diff --git a/conda/artiq-sayma_amc-standalone/meta.yaml b/conda/artiq-sayma_amc-standalone/meta.yaml
index 543c04bed..832f7326a 100644
--- a/conda/artiq-sayma_amc-standalone/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/artiq-sayma_amc-standalone/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ source:
   git_url: ../..
 
 build:
-  noarch: generic
+  noarch: python
   ignore_prefix_files: True
   number: {{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}
   string: py_{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}+git{{ environ.get("GIT_FULL_HASH", "")[:8] }}
diff --git a/conda/artiq-sayma_rtm/meta.yaml b/conda/artiq-sayma_rtm/meta.yaml
index a792ba439..0aed97148 100644
--- a/conda/artiq-sayma_rtm/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/artiq-sayma_rtm/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ source:
   git_url: ../..
 
 build:
-  noarch: generic
+  noarch: python
   ignore_prefix_files: True
   number: {{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}
   string: py_{{ environ.get("GIT_DESCRIBE_NUMBER", 0) }}+git{{ environ.get("GIT_FULL_HASH", "")[:8] }}