diff --git a/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch b/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch
index 4b23fb231f..16d8cef4dd 100755
--- a/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch
+++ b/roles/git/hooks/files/post-receive-alternativearch
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import sys
 from email.mime.text import MIMEText
 
 abspath = os.path.abspath(os.environ['GIT_DIR'])
-PATTERNS = ('+ExclusiveArch:', '+ExcludeArch:', '+%ifarch', '+%ifnarch')
+PATTERNS = ('+ExclusiveArch:', '+ExcludeArch:', '+%ifarch', '+%ifnarch',
+            '-ExclusiveArch:', '-ExcludeArch:', '-%ifarch', '-%ifnarch')
 FROM_EMAIL = 'githook-noreply@fedoraproject.org'
 TO_MAIL = 'arch-excludes@lists.fedoraproject.org'
 CGIT_URL = 'https://src.fedoraproject.org/cgit/%s/commit/?id=%s'