diff --git a/graphics/libmypaint/Makefile b/graphics/libmypaint/Makefile
index e39df79266e3..4dc7fe04cf66 100644
--- a/graphics/libmypaint/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/libmypaint/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
 PORTNAME=	libmypaint
 DISTVERSION=	1.6.1
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/mypaint/libmypaint/releases/download/v${PORTVERSION}/
 
 MAINTAINER=	kwm@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Brush library from the MyPaint project
 WWW=		http://mypaint.org/
 
 LICENSE=	ISCL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libjson-c.so:devel/json-c
 
 USES=		compiler:c11 gmake gnome libtool localbase pkgconfig tar:xz
 USE_GNOME=	glib20 introspection:build
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	NLS OPENMP
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT_amd64=	OPENMP
+OPTIONS_DEFAULT_powerpc64le=	OPENMP
 
 NLS_USES=	gettext
 NLS_USE=	GNOME=intltool
 NLS_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	nls i18n
 
 OPENMP_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	openmp
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>