diff --git a/devel/ocaml-re/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-re/Makefile
index 34dd06214c0c..38bdd4707429 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-re/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-re/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,44 @@
 PORTNAME=	re
 PORTVERSION=	1.11.0
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Pure OCaml regular expressions
 WWW=		https://github.com/ocaml/ocaml-re
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
 USES=		ocaml:dune
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ocaml
 GH_PROJECT=	${PKGNAMEPREFIX}${PORTNAME}
 
 DOCSDIR=	${OCAML_DOCSDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	CHANGES.md LICENSE.md README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e "s/(name ${PORTNAME})/&\n (version ${PORTVERSION})/" \
 		${WRKSRC}/dune-project
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/emacs/re_emacs.cmxs \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/glob/re_glob.cmxs \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/pcre/re_pcre.cmxs \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/str/re_str.cmxs \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/perl/re_perl.cmxs \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/posix/re_posix.cmxs \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/re.cmxs
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>