diff --git a/math/algae/Makefile b/math/algae/Makefile
index d3fdd19b7409..22eca135f926 100644
--- a/math/algae/Makefile
+++ b/math/algae/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 BROKEN_aarch64=		does not build: checking for proper floating point exception handling... no
 BROKEN_armv6=		does not build: checking for proper floating point exception handling... no
 BROKEN_armv7=		does not build: checking for proper floating point exception handling... no
-BROKEN_powerpc64=	does not build: configure: error: Cannot handle floating point exceptions
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USES=		fortran