diff --git a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index d88dcd717..d3f1070e4 100644
--- a/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ if(SFIZZ_LV2)
     add_subdirectory(lv2)
 endif()
 
-if(SFIZZ_VST OR SFIZZ_AU OR SFIZZ_VST2)
+if((SFIZZ_VST OR SFIZZ_AU OR SFIZZ_VST2) AND NOT (SFIZZ_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc).*"))
     add_subdirectory(vst)
 endif()