diff --git a/misc/cuttlefish/Makefile b/misc/cuttlefish/Makefile
index a8416b1907f4..bb2633766b5f 100644
--- a/misc/cuttlefish/Makefile
+++ b/misc/cuttlefish/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	cuttlefish
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	2.5.6
 CATEGORIES=	misc
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	-texture-compressor
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Texture compression library and tool
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	ispc:devel/ispc
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++11-lang
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	akb825
 GH_PROJECT=	Cuttlefish
 GH_TUPLE=	akb825:freeimage:dae76e95cd4a9fbb58b0a6d635fd3c3f4b222076:akb825_freeimage/lib/FreeImage \
 		akb825:etc2comp:10ec1fc4987c5a81c48c6bf6319bb77389a5f23a:akb825_etc2comp/lib/etc2comp \
 		ARM-software:astc-encoder:f48cc27b2528286126c116f42f2792ed2fa13755:ARM_software_astc_encoder/lib/astc-encoder \
 		g-truc:glm:bf71a834948186f4097caa076cd2663c69a10e1e:g_truc_glm/lib/glm \
 		akb825:PVRTexToolLib:015a0f7b125394d7628e5d562fb8d3e5cb7cac08:akb825_PVRTexToolLib/lib/PVRTexToolLib \
 		richgel999:bc7enc_rdo:f965c3fd8a39ef91f8bf8cddb7d2eee83a95a1c2:richgel999_bc7enc_rdo/lib/bc7enc_rdo \
 		akb825:compressonator:a4d078359f74053564a9b7a9bd0b5bb2fa0a65a7:akb825_compressonator/lib/compressonator \
 		GameTechDev:ISPCTextureCompressor:14d998c02b71c356ff3a1ec1adc9243a517bbf38:GameTechDev_ISPCTextureCompressor/lib/ISPCTextureCompressor \
 		KonajuGames:libsquish:7543ea155b475f129d3733b98b7f17f1fa274cf1:KonajuGames_libsquish/lib/libsquish \
 		google:googletest:703bd9caab50b139428cea1aaff9974ebee5742e:google_googletest/lib/astc-encoder/Source/GoogleTest
 
 CMAKE_OFF=	CUTTLEFISH_BUILD_DOCS CUTTLEFISH_BUILD_TESTS
 CMAKE_ON=	CUTTLEFISH_SHARED
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	CUTTLEFISH_BUILD_TESTS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc || ${ARCH} == powerpc64 || ${ARCH} == powerpc64le
+CXXFLAGS+=	-DSQUISH_USE_ALTIVEC -DSQUISH_USE_SSE=0
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>