diff --git a/sysutils/aird/Makefile b/sysutils/aird/Makefile
index 800dc24686b6..70a41b2b5216 100644
--- a/sysutils/aird/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/aird/Makefile
@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@ do-install:
 	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTNAME} ${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/${MAN1}.gz ${MAN1PREFIX}/man/man1
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == "powerpc"
+BROKEN=		Does not compile on powerpc
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>