diff --git a/srcpkgs/stockfish/template b/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
index bfaa10703dd..be410d6413a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/stockfish/template
@@ -18,33 +18,20 @@ checksum=29bd01e7407098aa9e851b82f6ea4bf2b46d26e9075a48a269cb1e40c582a073
 LDFLAGS+="-lpthread"
 
 case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
-	x86_64*)
-		make_build_args+="ARCH=x86-64"
-		;;
-	i686*)
-		make_build_args+="ARCH=x86-32"
-		;;
-	aarch64*)
-		make_build_args+="ARCH=general-64"
-		;;
-	armv[56]*)
-		make_build_args+="ARCH=general-32"
-		makedepends+="libatomic-devel"
-		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
-		;;
-	armv7*)
-		make_build_args+="ARCH=armv7"
-		;;
-	ppc64*)
-		make_build_args+="ARCH=ppc-64"
-		;;
-	ppc*)
-		make_build_args+="ARCH=ppc-32"
-		makedepends+="libatomic-devel"
-		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
-		;;
+	x86_64*) make_build_args+="ARCH=x86-64" ;;
+	i686*) make_build_args+="ARCH=x86-32" ;;
+	aarch64*) make_build_args+="ARCH=general-64" ;;
+	armv[56]*) make_build_args+="ARCH=general-32";;
+	armv7*) make_build_args+="ARCH=armv7" ;;
+	ppc64*) make_build_args+="ARCH=ppc-64" ;;
+	ppc*) make_build_args+="ARCH=ppc-32" ;;
 esac
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+="libatomic-devel"
+	LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
+fi
+
 do_install() {
 	vbin stockfish
 }