diff --git a/archivers/pxz/Makefile b/archivers/pxz/Makefile
index 0e6a5793ca2a..9988e39bf09b 100644
--- a/archivers/pxz/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/pxz/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,37 @@
 # Created by: mm
 
 PORTNAME=	pxz
 PORTVERSION=	0.20141018
 PORTREVISION=	9
 CATEGORIES=	archivers
 MASTER_SITES=	LOCAL/delphij
 DISTNAME=	pxz-git-${PORTVERSION:S/0.//}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Parallel LZMA compressor using liblzma
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 
 USES=		cpe tar:xz
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/pxz share/man/man1/pxz.1.gz
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	pxz_project
 
 MAKE_ENV+=	BINDIR=${PREFIX}/bin \
 		MANDIR=${PREFIX}/share/man
 
 MAKE_ARGS+=	CC="${CC}"
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
+.endif
+
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/pxz
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>