diff --git a/devel/dmlc-core/Makefile b/devel/dmlc-core/Makefile
index 4edb9e440696..dee6e22f06c6 100644
--- a/devel/dmlc-core/Makefile
+++ b/devel/dmlc-core/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 PORTNAME=	dmlc-core
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.3-123
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-gb3a4c71
 CATEGORIES=	devel # machine-learning
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Common library for scalable and portable distributed machine learning
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 
-USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang
+USES=		cmake
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dmlc
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
+.else
+USES+=		compiler:c++11-lang
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>