diff --git a/textproc/ocaml-spelll/Makefile b/textproc/ocaml-spelll/Makefile
index af038ac3aac7..d9efb258dafd 100644
--- a/textproc/ocaml-spelll/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/ocaml-spelll/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,40 @@
 PORTNAME=	spelll
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.4
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	freebsd@dev.thsi.be
 COMMENT=	Fuzzy search library for OCaml
 WWW=		https://github.com/c-cube/spell
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		ocaml:dune
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	c-cube
 
 DOCSDIR=	${OCAML_DOCSDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	LICENSE README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e "s/(lang dune.*/&\n(version ${DISTVERSION})/" \
 		${WRKSRC}/dune-project
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s/(libraries seq stdlib-shims)//" \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/dune
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}.cmxs
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>