diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 3c1e2ff783b..b46b4196880 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 glibc-2.28_1 x86_64
 ld-linux.so.2 glibc-2.28_1 i686
 ld-linux.so.3 glibc-2.28_1 armv5tel
 ld-linux-aarch64.so.1 glibc-2.28_1 aarch64
+ld64.so.2 glibc-2.28_1 ppc64
 ld.so.1 glibc-2.28_1 mips
 ld-linux-armhf.so.3 glibc-2.28_1
 libresolv.so.2 glibc-2.28_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/glibc/template b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
index cd4bc233631..d970e34830f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glibc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ makedepends="kernel-libc-headers"
 lib32files="/usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules"
 lib32symlinks="ld-linux.so.2"
 # There's no point in building this for musl.
-only_for_archs="i686 x86_64 armv5tel armv6l armv7l aarch64"
+only_for_archs="i686 x86_64 armv5tel armv6l armv7l aarch64 ppc64le"
 nopie=yes
 
 do_configure() {
@@ -142,12 +142,18 @@ do_install() {
 	# ldd is a bash script, so make it run as such.
 	replace_interpreter bash ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ldd
 
-	# On x86_64, add dynamic linker's 32bit version to ldd.
-	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "x86_64" ]; then
-		rtldlist="/lib/ld-linux.so.2 /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2"
+	rtldlist=""
+	# On x86_64, add dynamic linker's 32bit version to ldd,
+	# on ppc64 substitute with our own dynamic linker path
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		x86_64) rtldlist="/lib/ld-linux.so.2 /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2";;
+		ppc64le) rtldlist="/lib/ld64.so.2";;
+	esac
+	if [ -n "$rtldlist" ]; then
 		sed -i "s|^RTLDLIST.*$|RTLDLIST=\"$rtldlist\"|" \
 			${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ldd
 	fi
+
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/ld.so.conf.d
 	echo "/usr/local/lib" > ${DESTDIR}/etc/ld.so.conf.d/usr_local.conf
 	chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}/etc/ld.so.conf.d/usr_local.conf