diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 51cfb78..debfa2b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -36,17 +36,26 @@
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64),y)
-OLDARCH	:= ppc64
-
 new_nm := $(shell if $(NM) --help 2>&1 | grep -- '--synthetic' > /dev/null; then echo y; else echo n; fi)
 
 ifeq ($(new_nm),y)
 NM		:= $(NM) --synthetic
 endif
+endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_PPC64),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN),y)
+OLDARCH	:= ppc64le
+else
+OLDARCH	:= ppc64
+endif
+else
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN),y)
+OLDARCH	:= ppcle
 else
 OLDARCH	:= ppc
 endif
+endif
 
 # It seems there are times we use this Makefile without
 # including the config file, but this replicates the old behaviour