diff --git a/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template b/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template
index 01c7bb1ef51..0320a9afe66 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ alternatives="bacula-db-backend:/usr/lib/libbaccats-${version}.so:/usr/lib/libba
 shlib_provides="libbaccats-${version}.so"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv[56]*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
+	ppc64*) ;;
+	armv[56]*|ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
 esac
 
 post_install() {