diff --git a/srcpkgs/RandomX/template b/srcpkgs/RandomX/template
index af38e6c345a..74c7006e05e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/RandomX/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/RandomX/template
@@ -10,13 +10,10 @@ homepage="https://github.com/tevador/RandomX"
 distfiles="https://github.com/tevador/RandomX/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=31741ede58267c84c1223370a4d18e32fad26a9652371d36da7e45c0c584ae1a
 
-case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	arm*|aarch64*|ppc*)
-		CFLAGS="-Wl,-latomic"
-		makedepends="libatomic-devel"
-		;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	CFLAGS+=" -Wl,-latomic"
+	makedepends="libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE