diff --git a/srcpkgs/mplayer/template b/srcpkgs/mplayer/template
index 4bbbc4ef5af..3a6cbe13dfa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mplayer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mplayer/template
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	sed 's|-march=i486||g' -i configure
 
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		i686*|x86_64*) configure_args+=" --enable-vdpau --enable-runtime-cpudetection";;
+		i686*|x86_64*|ppc64*) configure_args+=" --enable-vdpau --enable-runtime-cpudetection";;
 	esac
 
 	./configure --prefix=/usr \