diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
index a66b525a3d4..a5ebf4aaaa3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 fi
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv[56]*|mips*)
+	armv[56]*|mips*|ppc|ppc-musl)
 		makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
 		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
 		;;