diff --git a/srcpkgs/tomahawk/template b/srcpkgs/tomahawk/template
index 1b7af116af4..3910267caa8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tomahawk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tomahawk/template
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" musl-legacy-compat"
 fi
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv[56]*|mips*|ppc|ppc-musl) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 tomahawk-devel_package() {
 	depends="tomahawk>=${version}_${revision}"