diff --git a/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile b/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile
index eb892aa3a9e58..58d700659c290 100644
--- a/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile
+++ b/devel/tex-libtexluajit/Makefile
@@ -27,4 +27,10 @@ WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/libs/luajit
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 INSTALL_TARGET=	install-strip
 
+.include <bsd.port.options.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == powerpc
+USES+=		compiler:gcc-c++11-lib
+.endif
+
 .include <bsd.port.mk>