diff --git a/ocaml/Makefile b/ocaml/Makefile
index 59792497bb..3099aa3250 100644
--- a/ocaml/Makefile
+++ b/ocaml/Makefile
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ PLIST.ocaml-prof=	yes
 # XXX This conditional is not complete.  It should match the
 # conditional in ocaml-x.y.z/configure.
 .if (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386") || (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "x86_64") || \
-    (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "aarch64")
+    (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "aarch64") || (${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpc")
 .  if !empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MLinux-*-*) || \
       !empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MFreeBSD-*-*) || \
       !empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MDragonFly-*-*) || \
-      (!empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MNetBSD-*-*) && empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MNetBSD-*-powerpc)) || \
+      !empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MNetBSD-*-*) || \
       !empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MDarwin-*-*) || \
       !empty(MACHINE_PLATFORM:MSunOS-*-*)
 PLIST.ocaml-nat=	yes