--- old/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make	2013-02-20 22:24:40.042637845 +0100
+++ new/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make	2013-02-20 22:24:39.965637949 +0100
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 ifeq ($(JVM_VARIANT_ZEROSHARK), true)
   STATIC_CXX = false
 else
-  ifeq ($(ZERO_LIBARCH), ppc64)
+  ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU), ppc64)
     STATIC_CXX = false
   else
     STATIC_CXX = true