diff --git a/srcpkgs/Aegisub/template b/srcpkgs/Aegisub/template
index dadbb44298e..a9b5497f69b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/Aegisub/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/Aegisub/template
@@ -28,13 +28,10 @@ desc_option_portaudio="Enable support for portaudio"
 
 LDFLAGS+=" -pthread"
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	armv6*|ppc*)
-		makedepends+="libatomic-devel"
-		configure_args+=" --with-libatomic"
-		;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+="libatomic-devel"
+	configure_args+=" --with-libatomic"
+fi
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*musl) broken="segfaults on startup";;