diff --git a/srcpkgs/vlc/template b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
index 72e02182b22..78d9dc20fcf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vlc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vlc/template
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		# Enable x265, opengl and samba by default on x86 and ppc64.
 		build_options_default+=" vaapi vdpau opengl"
 		;;
+	ppc|ppc-musl)
+		# Disable altivec on ppc and enable opengl
+		configure_args+=" --disable-altivec"
+		build_options_default+=" opengl"
+		;;
 	armv[67]l*)
 		# XXX only for rpi
 		configure_args+=" --enable-omxil --enable-omxil-vout --enable-rpi-omxil"