diff --git a/srcpkgs/retroarch/template b/srcpkgs/retroarch/template
index 4cba066a9a7..fb16a8566f6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/retroarch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/retroarch/template
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ pkgname=retroarch
 version=1.7.5
 revision=1
 wrksrc="RetroArch-$version"
-conf_files="/etc/retroarch.cfg"
 build_style=configure
-build_options="ffmpeg opengl jack pulseaudio sdl2 x11 vulkan"
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr --global-config-dir=/etc --enable-udev
  --enable-networking
+conf_files="/etc/retroarch.cfg"
  $(vopt_enable ffmpeg) $(vopt_enable jack) $(vopt_enable pulseaudio pulse)
  $(vopt_enable sdl2) $(vopt_enable x11) $(vopt_enable vulkan)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config python unzip"
@@ -24,11 +23,12 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.libretro.com/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=89dae3646e4979b8685cae987eaa09816ac94bfb10d2636a2e7a8eede5fcbfa3
+build_options="ffmpeg opengl jack pulseaudio sdl2 x11 vulkan"
 
 build_options_default="ffmpeg"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	i686*|x86_64*)  build_options_default+=" opengl pulseaudio sdl2 x11 vulkan";;
+	i686*|x86_64*|ppc64*) build_options_default+=" opengl pulseaudio sdl2 x11 vulkan";;
 	armv[67]*) makedepends+=" rpi-userland-devel"
 		LDFLAGS="-L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/opt/vc/lib -lbcm_host"
 		;;
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ do_configure() {
 
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		i686*|x86_64*) configure_args+=" --enable-sse --enable-threads";;
+		ppc64*) configure_args+=" --enable-threads";;
 		armv6*)
 			CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/opt/vc/include"
 			LDFLAGS+=" -L${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/opt/vc/lib -Wl,-R /opt/vc/lib";;