diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 5b2cf1c..9e1239d 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ FINAL_LIBS=-lm
 FINAL_LIBS+=@LUA_LIBS@
 DEBUG=-g -ggdb
 
+ifneq (,$(filter powerpc ppc,$(uname_M)))
+        FINAL_LIBS+=-latomic
+else
+ifneq (,$(findstring ppc,$(uname_M)))
+        FINAL_LIBS+=-latomic
+endif
+endif
+
 # Linux ARM32 needs -latomic at linking time
 ifneq (,$(findstring armv,$(uname_M)))
         FINAL_LIBS+=-latomic