diff --git a/srcpkgs/haproxy/template b/srcpkgs/haproxy/template
index 55191c1cb7..e3acda01b0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/haproxy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/haproxy/template
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ haproxy_homedir="/var/lib/${pkgname}"
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) CFLAGS="-D__LINUX_NETFILTER_H";;
 esac
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	armv[56]*|mips*) makedepends+=" libatomic-devel";;
+esac
 
 
 do_build() {
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		armv[56]*|mips*) sed -i Makefile -e's;$(LDOPTS);& -latomic;' ;;
+	esac
 	make ${makejobs} CC="$CC" CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" EXTRA= \
 		${make_build_args}
 }