diff --git a/math/csdp/Makefile b/math/csdp/Makefile
index d6254a763116..9319f4d5b148 100644
--- a/math/csdp/Makefile
+++ b/math/csdp/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	csdp
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	releases/
 DISTVERSION=	6.2.0
 CATEGORIES=	math
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	coin-or-
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Solver for semidefinite programming problems
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libblas.so:math/blas \
 		liblapack.so:math/lapack
 
 USES=		gmake
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	coin-or
 GH_PROJECT=	Csdp
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 MAKE_ARGS=	FREEBSD_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" FREEBSD_LIBS="${LIBS} -L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	make=${GMAKE}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/complement \
 		bin/csdp \
 		bin/graphtoprob \
 		bin/rand_graph \
 		bin/theta
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
+.endif
+
 post-stage:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/*
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>