diff --git a/srcpkgs/monero/template b/srcpkgs/monero/template
index 0a1d5913aa8..e0065ebd8d6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/monero/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/monero/template
@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 pkgname=monero
 version=0.13.0.4
 revision=4
-conf_files="/etc/monerod.conf"
 build_style=cmake
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config qt5-host-tools"
 configure_args="-DBUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON -DHAVE_LIBRESSL=1"
-makedepends="libressl-devel boost-devel libldns-devel libunwind-devel
- readline-devel unbound-devel miniupnpc-devel libldns-devel expat-devel
- cppzmq czmq-devel rapidjson libsodium-devel"
-system_accounts="monero"
+conf_files="/etc/monerod.conf"
 make_dirs="
  /var/lib/monero 0750 monero monero
  /var/log/monero 0755 monero monero"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config qt5-host-tools"
+makedepends="libressl-devel boost-devel libldns-devel libunwind-devel
+ readline-devel unbound-devel miniupnpc-devel libldns-devel expat-devel
+ cppzmq czmq-devel rapidjson libsodium-devel"
 short_desc="Private, secure, untraceable, decentralised digital currency"
 maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://getmonero.org"
 distfiles="https://github.com/monero-project/monero/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=93158879f2890021ae75b31f4b81ad8026ce5b626da1f2fc44ab70657bfa512c
+system_accounts="monero"
 
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -DTHREADS_PTHREAD_ARG=OFF"
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
 		CFLAGS+=" -latomic"
 	;;
+	ppc64*) configure_args+=" -DARCH=ppc64"
+	;;
 	*) configure_args+=" -DARCH=default"
 	;;
 esac