diff --git a/devel/ocaml-result/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-result/Makefile
index 80c83789c1a8..53b1b72c8083 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-result/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-result/Makefile
@@ -1,28 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	result
 PORTVERSION=	1.5
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	danfe@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Compatibility result module for OCaml
 WWW=		https://github.com/janestreet/result
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	dune:devel/ocaml-dune
 
 USES=		gmake ocaml
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	janestreet
 
 ALL_TARGET=	default
 MAKE_ENV=	LIBDIR=${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/result/result.cmxs
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>