diff --git a/biology/infernal/Makefile b/biology/infernal/Makefile
index 3500844d5c9b..9e65537af33d 100644
--- a/biology/infernal/Makefile
+++ b/biology/infernal/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ COMMENT=	Search sequence databases for structural RNA homologs
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	amd64 i386
+ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	amd64 i386 powerpc64
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	requires SSE2 or AltiVec instructions
 
 USES=		gmake