diff --git a/Mk/Uses/vala.mk b/Mk/Uses/vala.mk
index 402e0338d67c..f80bc07529c9 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/vala.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/vala.mk
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 # Handle dependency on lang/vala
 #
 # Valid args:
 # 	- lib:       add a lib depends
 # 	- build:     add a build depends
 # 	- no_depend: only used for lang/vala itself
 
 .if ! defined(_INCLUDE_USES_VALA_MK)
 _INCLUDE_USES_VALA_MK=	yes
 
 _VALA_VERSION=		0.56.8
 _VALA_LIB_VERSION=	${_VALA_VERSION:R}
 _VALA_LIBRARY=		libvala-${_VALA_LIB_VERSION}.so
 _VALA_BINARY=		valac
 _VALA_PORT=		lang/vala
 
 .  if empty(vala_ARGS:Mno_depend)
 .    if ! empty(vala_ARGS:Mlib)
 LIB_DEPENDS+=		${_VALA_LIBRARY}:${_VALA_PORT}
 .    endif
 .    if ! empty(vala_ARGS:Mbuild)
 BUILD_DEPENDS+=		${_VALA_BINARY}:${_VALA_PORT}
 .    endif
 .  endif
 
 # remove after https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala/-/issues/1408 is fixed
+.if ${ARCH} != powerpc
 CFLAGS+=	-Wno-error=incompatible-function-pointer-types
+.endif
 
 .endif
diff --git a/x11/babl/Makefile b/x11/babl/Makefile
index 91d29b698080..c15881474fb0 100644
--- a/x11/babl/Makefile
+++ b/x11/babl/Makefile
@@ -1,42 +1,50 @@
 PORTNAME=	babl
 PORTVERSION=	0.1.106
 CATEGORIES=	x11
 MASTER_SITES=	GIMP
 
 MAINTAINER=	gnome@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Dynamic pixel format conversion library
 WWW=		https://www.gegl.org/babl/
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	liblcms2.so:graphics/lcms2
 
-USES=		compiler:c11 gnome libtool localbase meson pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz vala:build
+USES=		gnome libtool localbase meson pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz vala:build
 
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 USE_GNOME=	introspection:build
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	SIMD
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT_amd64=SIMD
 OPTIONS_EXCLUDE_i386=SIMD
 
 SIMD_MESON_OFF=	-Denable-mmx=false -Denable-sse=false \
 		-Denable-sse2=false -Denable-sse4_1=false \
 		-Denable-avx2=false -Denable-f16c=false
 
 BABL_SHLIB=	0.205.1
 BABL_VER=	0.1
 PLIST_SUB+=	BABL_SHLIB=${BABL_SHLIB} BABL_VER=${BABL_VER}
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
+.else
+USES+=		compiler:c11
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64"
 PLIST_SUB+=	AMD64="" ARM="@comment "
 .elif ${ARCH} == "armv6" || ${ARCH} == "armv7"
 PLIST_SUB+=	AMD64="@comment " ARM=""
 .else
 PLIST_SUB+=	AMD64="@comment " ARM="@comment "
 .endif
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>