diff --git a/srcpkgs/openblas/template b/srcpkgs/openblas/template
index 57eaf3206c9..7dca6d243bb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openblas/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openblas/template
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
 	aarch64*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=ARMV8" ;;
 	i686*) make_build_args+=" BINARY=32 DYNAMIC_ARCH=1" ;;
 	x86_64*) make_build_args+=" BINARY=64 DYNAMIC_ARCH=1" ;;
+	ppc64le*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=POWER8" ;;
+	ppc64*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=POWER6" ;;
 	mips*) broken="Not supported" ;;
 esac