diff --git a/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch b/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch
index e2fd8729ef..15706f3961 100755
--- a/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch
+++ b/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import sys
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 
 abspath = os.path.abspath(os.environ['GIT_DIR'])
-PATTERNS = ('+ExclusiveArch:', '+ExcludesArch:')
+PATTERNS = ('+ExclusiveArch:', '+ExcludeArch:', '+ifarch', '+ifnarch')
 FROM_EMAIL = 'githook-noreply@fedoraproject.org'
 TO_MAIL = 'arch-excludes@lists.fedoraproject.org'
 CGIT_URL = 'http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/%s/commit/?id=%s'