diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnuradio/template b/srcpkgs/gnuradio/template
index cb7afd79710..43ae4e1cb1b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnuradio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnuradio/template
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ if [ "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE%-musl}" = "i686" ]; then
 	make_check=ci-skip  # See https://github.com/gnuradio/gnuradio/issues/5973
 fi
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+	configure_args+=" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES=-latomic"
+fi
+
 post_install() {
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/gnuradio/examples/audio/dial_tone \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/gnuradio/examples/qt-gui/display_qt \