diff --git a/srcpkgs/waifu2x-converter-cpp/template b/srcpkgs/waifu2x-converter-cpp/template
index 57efe889ee3..70d4a134836 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/waifu2x-converter-cpp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/waifu2x-converter-cpp/template
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ homepage="https://github.com/DeadSix27/waifu2x-converter-cpp"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=e10bd5c64015553d1340988cf886aa51ed3cf4108f1a3ba864b3ea818426de7d
 
+# silly workaround to prevent vector/bool/etc from being defined
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	ppc*) CXXFLAGS+=" -D__APPLE_ALTIVEC__";;
+esac
+
 pre_configure() {
 	# conv is a generator built with add_executable
 	# build it before so it is built with the correct