diff --git a/textproc/ocaml-csv/Makefile b/textproc/ocaml-csv/Makefile
index 160323eaedff..f66f32a26e09 100644
--- a/textproc/ocaml-csv/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/ocaml-csv/Makefile
@@ -1,22 +1,28 @@
 PORTNAME=	ocaml-csv
 PORTVERSION=	1.2.1
 PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 MASTER_SITES=	https://forge.ocamlcore.org/frs/download.php/420/
 
 MAINTAINER=	tcrimi@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	OCaml library to read and write CSV files
 WWW=		https://forge.ocamlcore.org/projects/csv/
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21+
 
 USES=		gmake ocaml:findlib
 OCAML_PKGDIRS=	csv
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/csv-${PORTVERSION}
 MAKE_ARGS=	byte native
 TEST_TARGET=	tests
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>