--- /usr/local/portage/layman/java-overlay/dev-java/icedtea6/icedtea6-1.4.ebuild	(revision 7469)
+++ /usr/local/portage/layman/java-overlay/dev-java/icedtea6/icedtea6-1.4.ebuild	(working copy)
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ 
 	 pulseaudio?  ( >=media-sound/pulseaudio-0.9.11 )
 	 javascript? ( dev-java/rhino:1.6 )
 	 zero? ( sys-devel/gcc[libffi] )
+	 shark? (
+		amd64? ( sys-devel/llvm[pic] )
+		!amd64? ( sys-devel/llvm ) )
 	 xrender? ( >=x11-libs/libXrender-0.9.4 )"
 
 # Additional dependencies for building:
@@ -71,11 +74,6 @@ 
 
 pkg_setup() {
 	if use shark ; then
-	  if ( ! use x86 && ! use sparc && ! use ppc ) ; then
-		eerror "The Shark JIT has known issues on 64-bit platforms.  Please rebuild"
-		errror "without the shark USE flag turned on."
-		die "Rebuild without the shark USE flag on."
-	  fi
 	  if ( ! use zero ) ; then
 		eerror "The use of the Shark JIT is only applicable when used with the zero assembler port.";
 		die "Rebuild without the shark USE flag on or with the zero USE flag turned on."