diff --git a/devel/ocaml-octavius/Makefile b/devel/ocaml-octavius/Makefile
index 084ffcaf5a3e..d4d94e2c30e6 100644
--- a/devel/ocaml-octavius/Makefile
+++ b/devel/ocaml-octavius/Makefile
@@ -1,36 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	octavius
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	1.2.2
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	ocaml-
 
 MAINTAINER=	freebsd@dev.thsi.be
 COMMENT=	Library to parse ocamldoc comment for OCaml
 WWW=		https://ocaml-doc.github.io/octavius/
 
 LICENSE=	ISCL
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.md
 
 USES=		ocaml:dune
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	ocaml-doc
 
 DOCSDIR=	${OCAML_DOCSDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	CHANGES.md LICENSE.md 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/(lang dune 1.11)/(lang dune 2.5)/" \
 		-e "/(lang dune/,/(package/s/(name ${PORTNAME})/&\n(version ${DISTVERSION})/" \
 		${WRKSRC}/dune-project
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/octavius \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}.cmxs
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>