diff --git a/sysutils/parafly/Makefile b/sysutils/parafly/Makefile
index 51e2ac87f887..3acb97b09107 100644
--- a/sysutils/parafly/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/parafly/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	parafly
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.1.0	# Test new versions with Trinity before upgrading
 PORTREVISION=	8
 PORTEPOCH=	1	# SourceForge version was 2013.01.21
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils
 
 MAINTAINER=	jwb@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Process multiple commands in parallel on a single server
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 
 GH_PROJECT=	ParaFly
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 CXXFLAGS+=	-fopenmp
 LDFLAGS+=	-fopenmp
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/ParaFly
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>