diff --git a/srcpkgs/stockfish/template b/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
index 5cb8d99448f..db8ff95bbba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-src"
 create_wrksrc=yes
 make_build_target="build"
 hostmakedepends="unzip"
-makedepends="libatomic-devel"
 short_desc="A free UCI chess engine derived from Glaurung"
 maintainer="cipr3s <cipr3s@gmx.com>"
 license="GPL-3"
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@ case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 	aarch64*)
 		make_build_args+="ARCH=general-64"
 		;;
-	armv6*)
+	armv[56]*)
 		make_build_args+="ARCH=general-32"
+		makedepends+="libatomic-devel"
+		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
 		;;
 	armv7*)
 		make_build_args+="ARCH=armv7"