diff --git a/srcpkgs/mozjs52/template b/srcpkgs/mozjs52/template
index 52cc3d814e3..f6f12366c0a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mozjs52/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mozjs52/template
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ LDFLAGS="-fuse-ld=bfd"
 CFLAGS+=" -Wno-format-overflow"
 CXXFLAGS+=" -Wno-format-overflow"
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	mips*|armv[56]*|ppc|ppc-musl) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ; LDFLAGS+=" -latomic" ;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+	LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
+fi
 
 do_configure() {
 	local _args