diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index 73ffa74c7b..c37491dc6b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@ Red Eclipse provides fast paced and accessible gameplay.")
 (define-public higan
   (package
     (name "higan")
-    (version "104")
+    (version "106")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
@@ -3044,7 +3044,7 @@ Red Eclipse provides fast paced and accessible gameplay.")
              version))
        (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "18by01ir2mvdi9hq571in1hk18gw2bd0ynq4avfs1qj0qra35fqb"))
+        (base32 "0y42pra0dxzlbkyzcp3r8a39pji2bj3p9fl40425f60af2igr4rw"))
        (patches (search-patches "higan-remove-march-native-flag.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/higan-remove-march-native-flag.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/higan-remove-march-native-flag.patch
index 8f4a36dc35..30d4cdd061 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/higan-remove-march-native-flag.patch
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/higan-remove-march-native-flag.patch
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ Remove -march=native from build flags.
 
 --- a/higan/GNUmakefile
 +++ b/higan/GNUmakefile
-@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ ifeq ($(platform),windows)
- else ifeq ($(platform),macosx)
-   flags += -march=native
- else ifneq ($(filter $(platform),linux bsd),)
--  flags += -march=native -fopenmp
-+  flags += -fopenmp
+@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
+   flags += -fopenmp
    link += -fopenmp
-   link += -Wl,-export-dynamic
-   link += -lX11 -lXext
+   ifeq ($(binary),application)
+-    flags += -march=native
+     link += -Wl,-export-dynamic
+     link += -lX11 -lXext
+   else ifeq ($(binary),library)