diff --git a/devel/ocaml-annexlib/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-annexlib/Makefile
index 666498f1ebd8..6a46ab8a33db 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-annexlib/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-annexlib/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,44 @@
 PORTNAME=	annexlib
 PORTVERSION=	0.13.2
 PORTREVISION=	6
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	http://raevnos.pennmush.org/code/extlib/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	hrs@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	OCaml subroutines collection
 WWW=		http://raevnos.pennmush.org/code/extlib/
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${SA_DIR}/pcre/pcre.a:devel/ocaml-pcre
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${SA_DIR}/pcre/pcre.a:devel/ocaml-pcre
 
 USES=		gmake ocaml:findplist,ldconfig
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 ALL_TARGET=	all opt
 SA_DIR=		${LOCALBASE}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}
 DOCSDIR=	${PREFIX}/share/doc/ocaml/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-install:
 	cd  ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX} && \
 	    ${STRIP_CMD} lib/ocaml/site-lib/annexlib/dllannexlib_stubs.so
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README ${WRKSRC}/doc/html/* \
 	    ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>