diff --git a/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/patches/fix-endian_h.patch b/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/patches/fix-endian_h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75dd274eb90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/patches/fix-endian_h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- src/rtas_dbg.c	2018-12-15 01:18:13.000000000 +0100
++++ src/rtas_dbg.c	2019-03-19 15:51:46.699643983 +0100
+@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
+ #include <errno.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
++#include <endian.h>
+ #include <getopt.h>
+ #include <dirent.h>
+ #include <string.h>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/patches/fix-limits_h.patch b/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/patches/fix-limits_h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98cdc39b0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/patches/fix-limits_h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- src/drmgr/drmig_chrp_pmig.c	2018-12-15 01:18:13.000000000 +0100
++++ src/drmgr/drmig_chrp_pmig.c	2019-03-19 15:25:47.321563535 +0100
+@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
+ #include <ctype.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
++#include <limits.h>
+ #include <inttypes.h>
+ #include <dirent.h>
+ #include <time.h>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/template b/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/template
index 779a33a2cc8..d6708b3bd0e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/powerpc-utils/template
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'powerpc-utils'
 pkgname=powerpc-utils
 version=1.3.6
-revision=1
+revision=2
 archs="ppc ppc-musl ppc64*"
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--disable-silent-rules"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool"
 makedepends="librtas-devel zlib-devel"
 depends="bc"
@@ -14,6 +15,15 @@ homepage="https://github.com/ibm-power-utilities/powerpc-utils"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ibm-power-utilities/powerpc-utils/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=0ff10b01761ea1b598b05aaf9a5c20da8ab8784b3dc6d0c7f19d15426672523b
 
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" --with-librtas ac_cv_lib_rtasevent_parse_rtas_event=yes"
+fi
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	*-musl) makedepends+=" libexecinfo-devel"
+		configure_args+=" LIBS=-lexecinfo"
+		;;
+esac
+
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 }