diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3/patches/ppcle.patch b/srcpkgs/python3/patches/ppcle.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7cc7bd2dd09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3/patches/ppcle.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From 2c26cbb9292c5b06febe9b4a135e140ece4a7e46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: q66 <daniel@octaforge.org>
+Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 01:41:54 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] add powerpcle triple
+
+---
+ configure    | 4 ++++
+ configure.ac | 4 ++++
+ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git configure configure
+index 2d379fe..97d1f9b 100755
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -5302,7 +5302,11 @@ cat >> conftest.c <<EOF
+         powerpc64-linux-gnu
+ #  endif
+ # elif defined(__powerpc__)
++#  if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
++        powerpcle-linux-gnu
++#  else
+         powerpc-linux-gnu
++#  endif
+ # elif defined(__s390x__)
+         s390x-linux-gnu
+ # elif defined(__s390__)
+diff --git configure.ac configure.ac
+index c968d14..499ef7a 100644
+--- configure.ac
++++ configure.ac
+@@ -826,7 +826,11 @@ cat >> conftest.c <<EOF
+         powerpc64-linux-gnu
+ #  endif
+ # elif defined(__powerpc__)
++#  if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
++        powerpcle-linux-gnu
++#  else
+         powerpc-linux-gnu
++#  endif
+ # elif defined(__s390x__)
+         s390x-linux-gnu
+ # elif defined(__s390__)
+-- 
+2.29.2
+