diff --git a/0001-configure-Map-powerpc64-ppc64.patch b/0001-configure-Map-powerpc64-ppc64.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40c8ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-configure-Map-powerpc64-ppc64.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From a550ecb5f198ff7179df097ffc7847ff576115ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: David Sommerseth <davids@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 15:14:04 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] configure: Map powerpc64 -> ppc64.
+
+---
+ configure.ac | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 8916ebd..fd12431 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ qemu_system="$(
+     $SED -e 's/-i@<:@456@:>@86/-i386/g' \
+          -e 's/-arm.*/-arm/g' \
+          -e 's/-amd64/-x86_64/g' \
++         -e 's/-powerpc64/-ppc64/g' \
+          -e 's/-ppc64le/-ppc64/g'
+     )"
+ default_qemu="qemu-kvm kvm $qemu_system qemu"
+-- 
+2.1.0
+
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 378283e..c208f2d 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Patch1:        0001-launch-libvirt-Implement-drive-secrets-RHBZ-1159016.patch
 Patch2:        add-base64-to-gnulib.patch
 BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, libtool
 
+# Another fix for ppc64/ppc64le.
+Patch3:        0001-configure-Map-powerpc64-ppc64.patch
+
 # Basic build requirements:
 BuildRequires: perl(Pod::Simple)
 BuildRequires: perl(Pod::Man)
@@ -738,6 +741,7 @@ for %{name}.
 
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 autoreconf -i
 
 if [ "$(getenforce | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')" != "disabled" ]; then