diff --git a/src/assembler.h b/src/assembler.h
index 09a0e3cc50..f57636cb14 100644
--- a/src/assembler.h
+++ b/src/assembler.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const bool TailCalls = true;
 const bool TailCalls = false;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef AVIAN_USE_FRAME_POINTER
+#if (defined AVIAN_USE_FRAME_POINTER) || (defined ARCH_powerpc)
 const bool UseFramePointer = true;
 #else
 const bool UseFramePointer = false;