diff --git a/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template b/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template
index 0320a9afe66..ef76bc1935c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bacula-common/template
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ checksum=a40d04d2c48135972cecb6578405e835c4b9d798c0950017de0fad40ca94e8a0
 alternatives="bacula-db-backend:/usr/lib/libbaccats-${version}.so:/usr/lib/libbaccats-sqlite3-${version}.so"
 shlib_provides="libbaccats-${version}.so"
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	armv[56]*|ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	rm "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/bacula"