diff --git a/srcpkgs/nim/template b/srcpkgs/nim/template
index 5fdc651daab..fec57078a84 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nim/template
@@ -44,16 +44,19 @@ do_build() {
 		arm*) _arch=arm;;
 		ppc64le*) _arch=powerpc64el;;
 		ppc64*) _arch=powerpc64;;
+		ppc*) _arch=powerpc;;
 	esac
 
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE"
-	in arm*|aarch64*|ppc64*)
+	in arm*|aarch64*|ppc*)
 		ed config/nim.cfg <<-EDIT
 			,s/^arm.linux.gcc.exe .*/arm.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"/
 			,s/^arm.linux.gcc.linkerexe .*/arm.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"/
 			a
 			arm64.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"
 			arm64.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"
+			powerpc.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"
+			powerpc.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"
 			powerpc64.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"
 			powerpc64.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"
 			powerpc64el.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"