diff --git a/devel/mimalloc/Makefile b/devel/mimalloc/Makefile
index fd0f014ed062..a62fe4bc2030 100644
--- a/devel/mimalloc/Makefile
+++ b/devel/mimalloc/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,32 @@
 # Created by: Emanuel Haupt <ehaupt@FreeBSD.org>
 
 PORTNAME=	mimalloc
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	2.0.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	ehaupt@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	General-purpose allocator with excellent performance characteristics
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS_i386=	libatomic_ops>0:devel/libatomic_ops
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	microsoft
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 CMAKE_ON=	MI_INSTALL_TOPLEVEL
 
-LDFLAGS_i386+=	-latomic
+LDFLAGS_i386=	-latomic
+LDFLAGS_powerpc=-latomic
 
 # ci pipeline creates transient tags
 PORTSCOUT=	ignore:1
 
 post-install: # workaround for https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc/issues/398
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/mimalloc.o
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>