diff --git a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
index bffd78acd31..ceb8b951874 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
@@ -255,10 +255,9 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		;;
 esac
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel";;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 CXXFLAGS+=" -DGLM_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL -DU_USING_ICU_NAMESPACE=1"