diff --git a/srcpkgs/pixman/template b/srcpkgs/pixman/template
index ca5bf9632b0..8893b72a050 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pixman/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pixman/template
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -Dlibpng=enabled -Dopenmp=enabled"
 fi
 
+# disable LTO on 32-bit ppc since our use of -mno-altivec
+# conflicts with the ppc accelerated paths in the lto pass
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	ppc64*) ;;
+	ppc*) configure_args+=" -Db_lto=false" ;;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE
 }