diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
index 7cf73720977..c19a4b0198e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ version=12.20.1
 revision=1
 wrksrc="node-v${version}"
 # Need these for host v8 for torque, see https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/21079
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python zlib-devel $(vopt_if icu icu-devel)
- $(vopt_if ssl libressl-devel) $(vopt_if libuv libuv-devel)
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python libatomic-devel zlib-devel which
+ $(vopt_if icu icu-devel) $(vopt_if ssl libressl-devel) $(vopt_if libuv libuv-devel)
  $(vopt_if http_parser http-parser-devel) $(vopt_if nghttp2 nghttp2-devel)
  $(vopt_if cares c-ares-devel) $(vopt_if http_parser llhttp-devel)"
-makedepends="zlib-devel python-devel $(vopt_if icu icu-devel)
+makedepends="libatomic-devel zlib-devel python-devel $(vopt_if icu icu-devel)
  $(vopt_if ssl libressl-devel) $(vopt_if libuv libuv-devel)
  $(vopt_if http_parser http-parser-devel) $(vopt_if nghttp2 nghttp2-devel)
  $(vopt_if cares c-ares-devel) $(vopt_if http_parser llhttp-devel)"
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	ppc*) broken="Node 12.x does not support 32-bit ppc" ;;
 esac
 
-if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
-	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-fi
-if [ "$XBPS_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-fi
-
 CFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 CXXFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"