diff --git a/srcpkgs/kwin/template b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
index e5f0d44297c..90e8b9656fb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kwin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -DDESKTOPTOJSON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/desktoptojson"
 fi
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	armv6l-musl) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel";;
+esac
+
 kwin-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development"
 	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"