diff --git a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
index cd1087d954a..697d0c2521a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/protobuf/template
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" --with-protoc=/usr/bin/protoc"
 fi
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	armv6l*)
+		makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
+		;;
+esac
+
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }