diff --git a/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template b/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template
index 3ac656ebc56..54ab68835a0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ nocross=yes # Not supported by upstream
 system_accounts="_freeradius"
 make_dirs="/etc/raddb 0750 _freeradius _freeradius"
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	ppc64*) ;;
+	ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
+esac
+
 pre_install() {
 	# FreeRADIUS uses 'R' instead of 'DESTDIR'
 	export R=${DESTDIR}