diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
index 19b5b839d9c..3a81fb4cad1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	arm*) _arch="arm";;
 	aarch64*) _arch="arm64";;
 	mips*) _arch="mips";;
+	ppc64*) _arch="powerpc";;
 	*) msg_error "$pkgname: unknown architecture.\n";;
 esac