diff --git a/devel/ocaml-parmap/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-parmap/Makefile
index 0352d6cc8801..23b665773921 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-parmap/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-parmap/Makefile
@@ -1,30 +1,36 @@
 PORTNAME=	parmap
 DISTVERSION=	1.2.4
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	dumbbell@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Minimalistic library allowing to exploit multicore architecture
 WWW=		https://github.com/rdicosmo/parmap
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	dune:devel/ocaml-dune
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	rdicosmo
 
 USES=			gmake ocaml:findlib,ldconfig
 
 TARGETS=	${PORTNAME}
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 do-build:
 	cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC} && dune build --verbose -p ${TARGETS:ts,} -j ${MAKE_JOBS_NUMBER}
 
 do-install:
 	cd ${INSTALL_WRKSRC} && dune install --destdir=${STAGEDIR} \
 		--libdir=${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR} ${TARGETS}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>