diff --git a/devel/ocaml-sem/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-sem/Makefile
index 14e45a186e20..1548a465f4c5 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-sem/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-sem/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,41 @@
 PORTNAME=	sem
 PORTVERSION=	0.0.2
 PORTREVISION=	6
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	http://ocaml-sem.sourceforge.net/files/ \
 		SF/ocaml-${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTVERSION}
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	POSIX semaphores for OCaml
 WWW=		https://ocaml-sem.sourceforge.net/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		gmake ocaml:findlib,ldconfig tar:bzip2
 
 MAKE_ENV=	OCAML_LIB_INSTALL="${PREFIX}/lib/ocaml/site-lib/sem" \
 		INCDIRS="${LOCALBASE}/include" LIBDIRS="${LOCALBASE}/lib"
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 ALL_TARGET=	all
 DOCSDIR=	${PREFIX}/share/doc/${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}
 
 .if !defined(WITH_CUSTOM)
 MAKE_ENV+=	NO_CUSTOM=y
 .endif
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/doc && ${COPYTREE_SHARE} . ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>