diff --git a/srcpkgs/pixman/template b/srcpkgs/pixman/template
index 8893b72a050..ca5bf9632b0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pixman/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pixman/template
@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" -Dlibpng=enabled -Dopenmp=enabled"
 fi
 
-# disable LTO on 32-bit ppc since our use of -mno-altivec
-# conflicts with the ppc accelerated paths in the lto pass
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	ppc64*) ;;
-	ppc*) configure_args+=" -Db_lto=false" ;;
-esac
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE
 }