diff --git a/srcpkgs/telegram-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/telegram-desktop/template
index 5f901fe6fa..1ffba39010 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/telegram-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/telegram-desktop/template
@@ -30,18 +30,15 @@ checksum=260678b1e2c9638fa5d500880ddd9b6cd8338b1d235aee93c43ec9ab22a67d21
 build_options="spellcheck"
 build_options_default="spellcheck"
 
-
 case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
-	mips*)
-		broken="unsupported"
-		;;
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	armv[56]*|ppc*)
-		makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-		LDFLAGS="-latomic"
-		;;
+	mips*) broken="unsupported";;
 esac
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+	LDFLAGS="-latomic"
+fi
+
 if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" -eq 32 ]; then
 	nodebug=yes
 fi