diff --git a/srcpkgs/retroshare/template b/srcpkgs/retroshare/template
index 9e1084749f4..6f95e893761 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/retroshare/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/retroshare/template
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ homepage="https://retroshare.cc"
 distfiles="https://github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=901a1d1f282e04118fbe0e24190355b4a8f355a806cc5448738b1d691b46f5d5
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
+
 post_patch() {
 	# upnputil.c includes a C++ header, so make sure qmake recognizes it as C++
 	mv libretroshare/src/upnp/upnputil.{c,cc}