diff --git a/srcpkgs/fail/patches/ppc.patch b/srcpkgs/fail/patches/ppc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48eed0cb526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/fail/patches/ppc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- fail.c
++++ fail.c
+@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ void illegalins()
+ 		: : : "memory");
+ #elif defined(__aarch64__)
+ 	__asm__ __volatile__ (".word 0x00800011" : : : "memory");
++#elif defined(__powerpc__)
++	__asm__ __volatile__ (".long 0" : : : "memory");
+ #else
+ 	#error implement illegalins for this architecture
+ #endif