diff --git a/installplatform b/installplatform

index 9a11bc3..6908f02 100755

--- a/installplatform

+++ b/installplatform

@@ -54,12 +54,18 @@ for ARCH in noarch `grep ^arch_canon $RPMRC | cut -d: -f2`; do

 	CANONARCH=s390x

 	CANONCOLOR=3

 	;;

-    ppc64*)

+    ppc64|ppc64p7)

 	ISANAME=ppc

 	ISABITS=64

 	CANONARCH=ppc64

 	CANONCOLOR=3

 	;;

+    ppc64le)

+	ISANAME=ppc

+        ISABITS=64

+        CANONARCH=ppc64le

+        CANONCOLOR=3

+	;;

     ppc*)

 	ISANAME=ppc

 	ISABITS=32

diff --git a/lib/rpmrc.c b/lib/rpmrc.c

index 794d028..f209851 100644

--- a/lib/rpmrc.c

+++ b/lib/rpmrc.c

@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ static void defaultMachine(rpmrcCtx ctx, const char ** arch, const char ** os)

 #	endif	/* sparc*-linux */

 #	if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc__)

+#	if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__

 	{

             int powerlvl;

             if (!rstreq(un.machine, "ppc") &&

@@ -1133,6 +1134,7 @@ static void defaultMachine(rpmrcCtx ctx, const char ** arch, const char ** os)

                 strcpy(un.machine, "ppc64p7");

 	    }

         }

+#	endif	/* __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__ */

 #	endif	/* ppc64*-linux */

 #	if defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__alpha__)

diff --git a/rpmrc.in b/rpmrc.in

index 55ff25f..affb736 100644

--- a/rpmrc.in

+++ b/rpmrc.in

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ optflags: ppc32dy4 -O2 -g -fsigned-char

 optflags: ppciseries -O2 -g -fsigned-char

 optflags: ppcpseries -O2 -g -fsigned-char

 optflags: ppc64 -O2 -g -fsigned-char

+optflags: ppc64le -O2 -g -fsigned-char

 optflags: ppc64p7 -O3 -mtune=power7 -mcpu=power7 -g -fsigned-char

 optflags: parisc -O2 -g -mpa-risc-1-0

@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ archcolor: sparc64 2

 archcolor: sparcv9 2

 archcolor: ppc 1

 archcolor: ppc64 2

+archcolor: ppc64le 2

 archcolor: armv3l 1

 archcolor: armv4b 1

@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ arch_canon:	i370: i370	14

 arch_canon:	s390x: s390x	15

 arch_canon:	ppc64:	ppc64	16

+arch_canon:	ppc64le:	ppc64le	16

 arch_canon:    ppc64pseries: ppc64pseries  16

 arch_canon:    ppc64iseries: ppc64iseries  16

 arch_canon:    ppc64p7: ppc64p7  16

@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@ buildarchtranslate: ppcpseries: ppc

 buildarchtranslate: ppc64iseries: ppc64

 buildarchtranslate: ppc64pseries: ppc64

 buildarchtranslate: ppc64p7: ppc64

+buildarchtranslate: ppc64le: ppc64le

 buildarchtranslate: armv3l: armv3l

 buildarchtranslate: armv4b: armv4b

@@ -352,6 +356,7 @@ arch_compat: rs6000: noarch fat

 arch_compat: ppc64pseries: ppc64

 arch_compat: ppc64iseries: ppc64

 arch_compat: ppc64p7: ppc64

+arch_compat: ppc64le: noarch fat

 arch_compat: sun4c: sparc

 arch_compat: sun4d: sparc

@@ -475,6 +480,7 @@ buildarch_compat: ppciseries: noarch

 buildarch_compat: ppcpseries: noarch

 buildarch_compat: ppc: noarch fat

 buildarch_compat: ppc64: noarch fat

+buildarch_compat: ppc64le: noarch fat

 buildarch_compat: ppc64pseries: ppc64

 buildarch_compat: ppc64iseries: ppc64

 buildarch_compat: ppc64p7: ppc64