diff --git a/x11-toolkits/ocaml-graphics/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/ocaml-graphics/Makefile
index f34ffd7a59a9..a4648b5a5aa3 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/ocaml-graphics/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/ocaml-graphics/Makefile
@@ -1,37 +1,43 @@
 PORTNAME=	graphics
 PORTVERSION=	5.1.2
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	x11-toolkits
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	freebsd@dev.thsi.be
 COMMENT=	Graphics library for OCaml
 WWW=		https://github.com/ocaml/graphics
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
 USES=		ocaml:dune,ldconfig pkgconfig xorg
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ocaml
 GH_PROJECT=	graphics
 USE_XORG=	x11 xorgproto
 
 DOCSDIR=	${OCAML_DOCSDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	CHANGES.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/(name graphics)/&\n (version ${PORTVERSION})/" \
 		-e "s/(lang dune 2.1)/(lang dune 2.5)/" \
 		${WRKSRC}/dune-project
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/dllgraphics_stubs.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/graphics.cmxs
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>