diff --git a/installplatform b/installplatform
index d546726..4696f91 100755
--- a/installplatform
+++ b/installplatform
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ case "$arch" in
   sparc*)
     SUBSTS='s,sparc\(64\|v9\),sparc, s,sparc64,sparcv9,;s,sparc\([^v]\|$\),sparcv9\1, s,sparcv9,sparc64,;s,sparc\([^6]\|$\),sparc64\1,'
     ;;
+  ppc64le)
+    SUBSTS='s,ppc64le,ppc64le, s,ppc64le,noarch,'
+    ;;
   powerpc*|ppc*)
     SUBSTS='s,ppc64,ppc, s,ppc\([^6]\|$\),ppc64\1,'
     ;;
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ for SUBST in $SUBSTS ; do
     mipsn32el-linux*) LIBSUFF=32 ;;
     mips64-linux*) LIBSUFF=64 ;;
     mips64el-linux*) LIBSUFF=64 ;;
+    ppc64le-linux*) LIBSUFF=64 ;;
     riscv64-linux) LIBSUFF=64 ;;
     s390x-linux) LIBSUFF=64 ;;
     sparc64-linux) LIBSUFF=64 ;;
diff --git a/lib/rpmrc.c b/lib/rpmrc.c
index 2cd2cb8..5fc2d7c 100644
--- a/lib/rpmrc.c
+++ b/lib/rpmrc.c
@@ -1345,6 +1345,7 @@ static void defaultMachine(/*@out@*/ const char ** arch,
 #	endif
 
 #	if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__)
+#	    if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
 	{
 	    unsigned pvr = 0;
 	    __sighandler_t oldh = signal(SIGILL, mfspr_ill);
@@ -1376,6 +1377,7 @@ static void defaultMachine(/*@out@*/ const char ** arch,
 		}
 	    }
 	}
+#	    endif
 #	endif
 
 	/* the uname() result goes through the arch_canon table */
diff --git a/rpmrc.in b/rpmrc.in
index f09ba45..94f312a 100644
--- a/rpmrc.in
+++ b/rpmrc.in
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ optflags: ppc %optflags_default -fsigned-char
 optflags: ppciseries %optflags_default -fsigned-char
 optflags: ppcpseries %optflags_default -fsigned-char
 optflags: ppc64 %optflags_default -fsigned-char
+optflags: ppc64le %optflags_default
 
 optflags: parisc %optflags_default -mpa-risc-1-0
 optflags: hppa1.0 %optflags_default -mpa-risc-1-0
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ arch_canon:	i370: i370	14
 arch_canon:	s390x: s390x	15
 
 arch_canon:	ppc64:	ppc64	16
+arch_canon:	ppc64le:	ppc64le	16
 
 arch_canon:	sh: sh		17
 arch_canon:	xtensa: xtensa	18
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ arch_compat: ppcpseries: ppc
 arch_compat: ppc64: ppc
 arch_compat: ppc: rs6000
 arch_compat: rs6000: noarch
+arch_compat: ppc64le: noarch
 
 arch_compat: sun4c: sparc
 arch_compat: sun4d: sparc
@@ -461,6 +464,7 @@ buildarch_compat: ppciseries: noarch
 buildarch_compat: ppcpseries: noarch
 buildarch_compat: ppc: noarch
 buildarch_compat: ppc64: noarch
+buildarch_compat: ppc64le: noarch
 
 buildarch_compat: mips: noarch
 buildarch_compat: mipsel: noarch