diff --git a/srcpkgs/chronograf/template b/srcpkgs/chronograf/template
index 41c58dafb34..b01da59cd39 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chronograf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chronograf/template
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ make_dirs="${_chronograf_homedir} 0755 _chronograf _chronograf"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*) broken="yarn not available" ;;
+	ppc*) broken="ftbfs in some js module" ;;
 esac
 
 pre_build() {