diff --git a/srcpkgs/paraview/template b/srcpkgs/paraview/template
index 8b2f97d808e..615f8d9b0cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/paraview/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/paraview/template
@@ -59,6 +59,21 @@ patch_args="-Np1"
 CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
 CXXFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	ppc64*) ;;
+	ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
+esac
+
+post_extract() {
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		ppc64*) ;;
+		ppc*)
+			echo "target_link_libraries(vtkCommonDataModel PRIVATE atomic)" >> \
+				VTK/Common/DataModel/CMakeLists.txt
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense Copyright.txt
 }