diff --git a/srcpkgs/paraview/template b/srcpkgs/paraview/template
index e476e84d543..0d84e89aa1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/paraview/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/paraview/template
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ patch_args="-Np1"
 CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
 CXXFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 post_extract() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in