--- old/common/autoconf/hotspot-spec.gmk.in	2015-02-25 13:45:53.403760409 +0000
+++ new/common/autoconf/hotspot-spec.gmk.in	2015-02-25 13:45:53.319758935 +0000
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@
 LIBARCH=$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LEGACY_LIB)
 # Set the cpu architecture
 ARCH=$(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_ARCH)
+# ppc64le uses the HotSpot ppc64 build
+ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), ppc64le)
+  ARCH=ppc64
+endif
 # Legacy setting for building for a 64 bit machine.
 # If yes then this expands to _LP64:=1
 @LP64@