diff --git a/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template b/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template
index 54ab68835a0..ea7c67d6ae5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/FreeRADIUS/template
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ nocross=yes # Not supported by upstream
 system_accounts="_freeradius"
 make_dirs="/etc/raddb 0750 _freeradius _freeradius"
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 pre_install() {
 	# FreeRADIUS uses 'R' instead of 'DESTDIR'