diff --git a/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template b/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template
index c777f746fb..10fd9b543a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kiwix-tools/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ changelog="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools/blob/${version}/Changelog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-tools/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=86325ec31976d40357f08c520806cf223fa1b0a5edb02ad106c2a0d6746ca364
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ] || [ "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE/-musl/}" = "armv7l" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+fi
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" kiwix-lib-devel"
 fi