diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5-webengine/template b/srcpkgs/qt5-webengine/template
index 0cc212bb31b..3a5f4af240a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt5-webengine/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5-webengine/template
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
 fi
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-		LDFLAGS+=" -latomic"
-		;;
+	ppc64*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel" ;;
 esac
 
 _bootstrap_gn() {