diff --git a/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template b/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template
index ff1ee89cbd..27c77f9466 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kiwix-lib/template
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ changelog="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-lib/blob/${version}/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-lib/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=b521b3b8e3eee7821adb162988b15f87117024a6a927c2b8a8b9231f0c486bc3
 
-if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ] || [ "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE/-musl/}" = "armv7l" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
-	LDFLAGS="-latomic"
 fi
 
 kiwix-lib-devel_package() {