diff --git a/srcpkgs/libantlr3c/template b/srcpkgs/libantlr3c/template
index 8303eef7679..39173a59e1a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libantlr3c/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libantlr3c/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 }
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	x86_64*|aarch64*)
+	x86_64*|aarch64*|ppc64*)
 		configure_args+=" --enable-64bit"
 		;;
 esac