diff --git a/srcpkgs/thrift/template b/srcpkgs/thrift/template
index aed293895fe..e090df04b4e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/thrift/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/thrift/template
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ homepage="https://thrift.apache.org/"
 distfiles="http://www-us.apache.org/dist/thrift/${version}/thrift-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=7ad348b88033af46ce49148097afe354d513c1fca7c607b59c33ebb6064b5179
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	ppc64*) ;;
+	ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel";;
+esac
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args="--disable-tests --disable-tutorial"
 fi
+
+post_configure() {
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		ppc64*) ;;
+		ppc*)
+			sed -i '/libthrift_la_LIBADD/s/$/ -latomic/' lib/cpp/Makefile
+			;;
+	esac
+}