diff --git a/debian/patches/ppc64el.patch b/debian/patches/ppc64el.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c69e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/ppc64el.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From: Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org>
+Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 19:13:26 +0200
+Subject: ppc64el
+
+---
+ platform_build/linux_ant/build.xml | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/platform_build/linux_ant/build.xml b/platform_build/linux_ant/build.xml
+index db62711..87dc2c2 100644
+--- a/platform_build/linux_ant/build.xml
++++ b/platform_build/linux_ant/build.xml
+@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
+ 		<exec executable="uname" outputproperty="hwplatform">
+ 			<arg value="-m"/>
+ 		</exec>
++		<condition property="cflags_ppc64le" value="-mcpu=powerpc -m64" else="">
++			<os arch="ppc64le"/>
++		</condition>
++		<echo message="value of arch is ${os.arch} the value of hwplatform is ${hwplatform} and cflags32 ${cflags32}" />
+ 		<condition property="cflags_pthread" value="-pthreads" else="-pthread">
+ 			<os name="SunOS" />
+ 		</condition>
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 7d3a546..2475ad5 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 javadoc.patch
 nomacosx.patch
 allarchs.patch
+ppc64el.patch