diff --git a/srcpkgs/wf-recorder/template b/srcpkgs/wf-recorder/template
index 6bb545c86b1..31889991390 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wf-recorder/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wf-recorder/template
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ homepage="https://github.com/ammen99/wf-recorder"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ammen99/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=e35eef43920fc0492cd4702653b613b5ab1caaf070b5f0542db2f5c4d7a90deb
 
+# silly workaround to prevent vector/bool/etc from being defined
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+        ppc*) CXXFLAGS+=" -D__APPLE_ALTIVEC__";;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }