diff --git a/textproc/senna/Makefile b/textproc/senna/Makefile
index 702a7542a15d..7df327bbd1f5 100644
--- a/textproc/senna/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/senna/Makefile
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@ COMMENT=	Embeddable Fulltext Search Engine
 BROKEN_aarch64=		does not build: libsenna.so: undefined reference to SEN_ATOMIC_ADD_EX
 BROKEN_armv6=		does not build: libsenna.so: undefined reference to SEN_ATOMIC_ADD_EX
 BROKEN_armv7=		does not build: libsenna.so: undefined reference to SEN_ATOMIC_ADD_EX
-BROKEN_powerpc64=	does not build: relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC64_TOC16_DS
 BROKEN_sparc64=		does not build: libsenna.so: undefined reference to SEN_ATOMIC_ADD_EX
 
+USES=		compiler:c11 gmake libtool pathfix
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_GCC=	any
-USES=		gmake libtool pathfix
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-sennahome=${SENNA_HOME}
 LDFLAGS+=	-lpthread -L${LOCALBASE}/lib