diff --git a/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk b/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
index ac641326a..712738ea2 100644
--- a/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
+++ b/package/mpg123/mpg123.mk
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_i386),y)
 MPG123_CPU = x86
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc),y)
 ifeq ($(BR2_POWERPC_CPU_HAS_ALTIVEC),y)
 MPG123_CPU = altivec
 endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_SOFT_FLOAT),y)
 MPG123_CPU = ppc_nofpu
 endif
+endif # powerpc
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_x86_64),y)
 MPG123_CPU = x86-64