diff --git a/main/iproute2/APKBUILD b/main/iproute2/APKBUILD
index 7ec65381268..2bb3d2d2e57 100644
--- a/main/iproute2/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/iproute2/APKBUILD
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ depends="
 makedepends="
 	bash
 	bison
-	elfutils-dev
 	libcap-dev
 	libmnl-dev
 	flex
@@ -37,6 +36,11 @@ options="!check"  # requires namespaces support and root
 #   5.1.0-r0:
 #     - CVE-2019-20795
 
+case $CARCH in
+	ppc64le) ;;
+	*) makedepends="$makedepends elfutils-dev";;
+esac
+
 build() {
 	export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -flto=auto"
 	make V=1