diff --git a/devel/ocaml-cmdliner/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-cmdliner/Makefile
index 59c8d150caaa..bd199ac33246 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-cmdliner/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-cmdliner/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
 PORTNAME=	cmdliner
 PORTVERSION=	1.0.4
 PORTREVISION=	4
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	https://erratique.ch/software/cmdliner/releases/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	danfe@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	OCaml module for handling command-line interfaces
 WWW=		https://erratique.ch/software/cmdliner
 
 LICENSE=	ISCL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 USES=		gmake ocaml:ldconfig tar:tbz
 
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	tes
 MAKE_ARGS=	DOCDIR=${STAGEDIR}${OCAML_DOCSDIR}/${PORTNAME} \
 		LIBDIR=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_LDLIBS}
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 DOCS_INSTALL_TARGET=	install-doc
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>