diff --git a/devel/libffcall/Makefile b/devel/libffcall/Makefile
index 6a5bc2e4a2e7..dd42ecbb1723 100644
--- a/devel/libffcall/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libffcall/Makefile
@@ -1,35 +1,38 @@
 # Created by: jagapen@home.com
 
 PORTNAME=	libffcall
 PORTVERSION=	2.4
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	GNU
 
 MAINTAINER=	ndowens04@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	Foreign function call libraries
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BROKEN_mips=	fails to build: gmake[2]: No rule to make target 'avcall-mipsn32-macro.S', needed by 'avcall-mipsn32.s'
 BROKEN_mips64=	fails to build: gmake[2]: No rule to make target 'avcall-mips64-macro.S', needed by 'avcall-mips64.s'
 
 USES=		gmake libtool
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=		--enable-shared
 CONFIGURE_TARGET=	${ARCH:S/amd64/x86_64/}-portbld-${OPSYS:tl}${OSREL}
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 CFLAGS+=		-fPIC
 
-EXTRA_PATCHES=		${PATCHES_${ARCH}}
-PATCHES_powerpc64=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-ffcall-abi.h
-PATCHES_powerpc64le=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-ffcall-abi.h
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc64
+EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/extra-patch-ffcall-abi.h
+USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
+.endif
 
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libavcall.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libcallback.so \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/libtrampoline.so
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>