diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5/template b/srcpkgs/qt5/template
index e2dba4f6c6b..2fe80a0a121 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5/template
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ desc_option_webengine="Build Chromium-based WebEngine component"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	armv5tel*) ;; # qtwebengine uses VSM assembler commands
+	ppc|ppc-musl) ;; # qtwebengine does not support ppc 32 bit
 	*) if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" = "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" ]; then
 		# webengine can be built only if word size matches
 		build_options_default="webengine"