diff --git a/databases/ocaml-sqlite3/Makefile b/databases/ocaml-sqlite3/Makefile
index 194777bd2a25..cd476119d18c 100644
--- a/databases/ocaml-sqlite3/Makefile
+++ b/databases/ocaml-sqlite3/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ PORTDOCS=	CHANGES.md LICENSE.md README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USE_BINUTILS=	yes
+.endif
+
 post-install:
 	@${STRIP_CMD} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/${OCAML_SITELIBDIR}/${PORTNAME}/dllsqlite3_stubs.so \