diff --git a/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template b/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template
index 8117b76cd25..7021890e21d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/akonadi5/template
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-tools-devel qt5-devel kconfig kcoreaddons"
 fi
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
+
+pre_configure() {
+	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+		vsed -e "s;^\(target_link_libraries(.*\);\1 atomic;" -i src/server/CMakeLists.txt
+	fi
+}
+
 pre_build() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		sed -e "s?/usr/${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}??g" \