diff --git a/srcpkgs/snapcast/template b/srcpkgs/snapcast/template
index c134418ba6d..7aa60e8988e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/snapcast/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/snapcast/template
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ checksum=425afb7e24768ca08c247dc394aaa25fd2a6886e6789e18c6f024eabd7e0f688
 
 build_options="avahi"
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	armv[56]*|mips*|ppc*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
-esac
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
 
 post_install() {
 	vdoc README.md