diff --git a/java/jfreechart/Makefile b/java/jfreechart/Makefile
index 656358151bb7..f3d6161748d1 100644
--- a/java/jfreechart/Makefile
+++ b/java/jfreechart/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ COMMENT=	Free Java class library for generating charts
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL21
 
-BROKEN_powerpc64=	fails to build: DirectionalGradientPaintTransformer.java:60: unmappable character for encoding ASCII
-
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${JAVALIBDIR}/jcommon.jar:java/jcommon
 
 USE_JAVA=	yes