diff --git a/math/colpack/Makefile b/math/colpack/Makefile
index 6be895e4c536..6f14e10cf6bc 100644
--- a/math/colpack/Makefile
+++ b/math/colpack/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	colpack
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	1.0.10-249
 DISTVERSIONSUFFIX=	-g9a7293a
 CATEGORIES=	math
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Graph Coloring Algorithm Package
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		cmake compiler:c++11-lang
+USES=		cmake
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	CSCsw
 GH_PROJECT=	ColPack
 
 CMAKE_SOURCE_PATH=	${WRKSRC}/build/cmake
 
+.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>