diff --git a/srcpkgs/kwin/template b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
index 6ebda5350a5..9330cc6d7d3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kwin/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kwin/template
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -DDESKTOPTOJSON_EXECUTABLE=/usr/bin/desktoptojson"
 fi
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv6l-musl) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel";;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 post_extract() {
 	_qt5_dep_ver="${depends#*>=}"