diff --git a/package/aircrack-ng/Config.in b/package/aircrack-ng/Config.in
index f3e2bc4ef1..d821c5a0a2 100644
--- a/package/aircrack-ng/Config.in
+++ b/package/aircrack-ng/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_AIRCRACK_NG
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # dlfcn.h
+	# https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/issues/1941
+	depends on BR2_POWERPC_CPU_HAS_ALTIVEC || \
+		!(BR2_powerpc || BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le)
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL if !BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT
 	help
 	  A set of tools for auditing wireless networks