diff --git a/devel/ocaml-gen/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-gen/Makefile
index 09ebebbf7827..6362dd03d2b8 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-gen/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-gen/Makefile
@@ -1,33 +1,39 @@
 PORTNAME=	gen
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	1.1
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	freebsd@dev.thsi.be
 COMMENT=	Iterators library for OCaml
 WWW=		https://github.com/c-cube/gen
 
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 
 USES=		ocaml:dune
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	c-cube
 
 DOCSDIR=	${OCAML_DOCSDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	CHANGELOG.md LICENSE README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 SA_DIR=		${LOCALBASE}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e "s/(libraries seq)//" \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/dune
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/gen/gen.cmxs
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>