diff --git a/srcpkgs/helix/template b/srcpkgs/helix/template
index 961a894092..17a819728e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/helix/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/helix/template
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*) ;;
 esac
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	ppc64*) ;;
+	ppc*) broken="no AtomicU64 in sync::atomic";;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	rm runtime/grammars/.gitkeep
 	rm runtime/themes/README.md