diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
index 0576e6757cf..6f50825bd08 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs/template
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 			x86_64*|aarch64*)
 				nocross="Can't cross-compile to 32bit-host from 64bit-host";;
 		esac ;;
+	ppc64le*) ;;
+	ppc64*) broken="Node is not supported on ppc64 BE Linux";;
 esac
 
 do_configure() {
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 			aarch64*) _args="--dest-cpu=arm64 --without-snapshot" ;;
+			ppc64le*) _args="--dest-cpu=ppc64 --without-snapshot" ;;
 			*) msg_error "$pkgver: cannot be cross compiled for ${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}.\n" ;;
 		esac
 	fi