diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4f0895b5..09fbb066 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ llvm-toolchain-4.0 (1:4.0.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Rebuild with gcc 7 to fix a relocation error (Closes: #866354)
   * ld.lld manpage wasn't installed
+  * Link LLDB with -latomic on powerpcspe (Closes: #872267)
 
   [ Katsuhiko Nishimra ]
   * Ensure /usr/bin/g++-$(GCC_VERSION) exists (Closes: #871591)
diff --git a/debian/patches/lldb-link-atomic-cmake.patch b/debian/patches/lldb-link-atomic-cmake.patch
index 4950df32..846e4bcc 100644
--- a/debian/patches/lldb-link-atomic-cmake.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/lldb-link-atomic-cmake.patch
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ Last-Update: 2016-07-27
 
 --- a/lldb/cmake/LLDBDependencies.cmake
 +++ b/lldb/cmake/LLDBDependencies.cmake
-@@ -185,6 +185,12 @@ if (LLVM_BUILD_STATIC)
+@@ -185,6 +185,13 @@ if (LLVM_BUILD_STATIC)
    endif()
  endif()
  
 +if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "mips" OR
 +   CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "mipsel" OR
-+   CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "mips64el")
++   CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "mips64el" OR
++   CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "powerpcspe")
 +  list(APPEND LLDB_SYSTEM_LIBS atomic)
 +endif()
 +