diff --git a/biology/hhsuite/Makefile b/biology/hhsuite/Makefile
index 34aca8ae84ab..15225f220854 100644
--- a/biology/hhsuite/Makefile
+++ b/biology/hhsuite/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,30 @@
 PORTNAME=	hhsuite
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	3.3.0
 CATEGORIES=	biology science
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Remote protein homology detection suite
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libmpi.so:net/openmpi
 
-USES=		cmake perl5 python shebangfix
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang cmake perl5 python shebangfix
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.pl *.py
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	soedinglab
 GH_PROJECT=	hh-suite
 
 LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,-rpath,${LOCALBASE}/mpi/openmpi/lib -L${LOCALBASE}/mpi/openmpi/lib -lmpi # force linking to openmpi, and not to mpich
 
 .include <bsd.port.options.mk>
 
-.if ${ARCH} == amd64 || ${ARCH} == i386 || ${ARCH} == powerpc64
+.if ${ARCH} == amd64 || ${ARCH} == i386
 CMAKE_ON=	HAVE_SSE2
-.endif
-
-.if ${ARCH} == powerpc64
-USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
-post-patch:
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/-msse -msse2/-D_ARCH_PWR8 -DNO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS -maltivec -mpower8-vector -mvsx/g' ${WRKSRC}/src/CMakeLists.txt
-.else
-USES+=		compiler:c++11-lang
+.elif ${ARCH:Mpowerpc64*}
+CMAKE_ON=	HAVE_POWER8
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>