diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template b/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template
index 8f7e963aa28..bd750433d5d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template
@@ -41,14 +41,10 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 esac
 
 # some platforms need libatomic
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	armv[56]*|ppc*)
-		makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-		LIBS+=" -latomic"
-		;;
-	*) ;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+	LIBS+=" -latomic"
+fi
 
 # use system malloc on ppc64le (potential 64k page kernel)
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in