diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
index 581207dfa05..072139255b5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --with-protoc=/usr/bin/protoc"
 fi
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv[56]*|mips*|ppc|ppc-musl)
-		makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
-		;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+	LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
+fi
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi