diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzdoom/template b/srcpkgs/gzdoom/template
index 24dc9599bee..ac587d95bd1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzdoom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzdoom/template
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686*) configure_args+=" -DSSE_MATTERS=true" ;;
 esac
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_NO_ATOMIC8" ]; then
+	makedepends+=" libatomic-devel"
+	configure_args+=" -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_LIBRARIES=-latomic"
+fi
+
 post_extract() {
 	bsdtar xOf ${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}/${pkgname}_${version}_amd64.deb data.tar.xz |
 	tar --strip-components=4 -xJf - ./usr/share/{pixmaps/gzdoom.png,applications/gzdoom.desktop}