diff --git a/srcpkgs/stockfish/template b/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
index d162273a549..bfaa10703dd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 	ppc64*)
 		make_build_args+="ARCH=ppc-64"
 		;;
+	ppc*)
+		make_build_args+="ARCH=ppc-32"
+		makedepends+="libatomic-devel"
+		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
+		;;
 esac
 
 do_install() {