diff --git a/devel/ocaml-topkg/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-topkg/Makefile
index 96f595db4254..a4e0adb4c0f8 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-topkg/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-topkg/Makefile
@@ -1,31 +1,37 @@
 PORTNAME=	topkg
 PORTVERSION=	1.0.7
 PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://erratique.ch/software/topkg/releases/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	danfe@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Transitory OCaml software packager
 WWW=		https://erratique.ch/software/topkg
 
 LICENSE=	ISCL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	ocamlbuild:devel/ocaml-ocamlbuild \
 		opam-installer:devel/ocaml-opam
 
 USES=		ocaml:findlib tar:tbz
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 do-build:
 	cd ${BUILD_WRKSRC} && ocaml pkg/pkg.ml build
 
 do-install:
 	cd ${INSTALL_WRKSRC} && opam-installer -i \
 		--prefix=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX} \
 		--docdir=${OCAML_DOCSDIR:S,^${PREFIX}/,,} \
 		--libdir=${OCAML_SITELIBDIR} ${PORTNAME}.install
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>