--- old/make/defs.make	2015-02-13 14:35:46.560928804 +0000
+++ new/make/defs.make	2015-02-13 14:35:46.460927051 +0000
@@ -316,6 +316,13 @@
   LIBARCH/arm     = arm
   LIBARCH/zero    = $(ZERO_LIBARCH)
 
+  # Override LIBARCH for ppc64le
+  ifeq ($(ARCH), ppc64)
+    ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ENDIAN), little)
+      LIBARCH = ppc64le
+    endif
+  endif
+
   LP64_ARCH = sparcv9 amd64 aarch64 ia64 ppc64 zero
 endif