diff --git a/srcpkgs/ffmpeg/template b/srcpkgs/ffmpeg/template
index 0060aee7694..6a0d32bca6b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ffmpeg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ffmpeg/template
@@ -27,15 +27,11 @@ build_options="x265 v4l2 vaapi vdpau vpx faac fdk_aac aom nvenc sndio"
 build_options_default="x265 v4l2 vpx sndio"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	i686*|x86_64*|ppc64*) build_options_default+=" vaapi vdpau";;
+	i686*|x86_64*) build_options_default+=" vaapi vdpau nvenc";;
+	ppc64*) build_options_default+=" vaapi vdpau";;
 	mips*) CFLAGS="-mnan=legacy";;
 esac
 
-# nvenc support is broken for cross builds
-if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	build_options_default+=" nvenc"
-fi
-
 do_configure() {
 	# Fix gcc on x86_64-musl only
 	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "x86_64-musl" ]; then