diff --git a/srcpkgs/monero/template b/srcpkgs/monero/template
index 380cb6fc1a3..678aaee9f3d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/monero/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/monero/template
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	;;
 	ppc64*) configure_args+=" -DARCH=ppc64"
 	;;
+	ppc*) configure_arch+=" -DARCH=ppc"
+                makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+                CFLAGS+=" -latomic"
+        ;;
 	*) configure_args+=" -DARCH=default"
 	;;
 esac