diff --git a/srcpkgs/nim/template b/srcpkgs/nim/template
index 407d6687653..efc63db3002 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nim/template
@@ -39,19 +39,25 @@ do_build() {
 	bin/nim c koch
 	./koch boot -d:release
 
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE"
-	in aarch64*) _arch=arm64
-	;; arm*) _arch=arm
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		aarch64*) _arch=arm64;;
+		arm*) _arch=arm;;
+		ppc64le*) _arch=powerpc64el;;
+		ppc64*) _arch=powerpc64;;
 	esac
 
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE"
-	in arm*|aarch64*)
+	in arm*|aarch64*|ppc64*)
 		ed config/nim.cfg <<-EDIT
 			,s/^arm.linux.gcc.exe .*/arm.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"/
 			,s/^arm.linux.gcc.linkerexe .*/arm.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"/
 			a
 			arm64.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"
 			arm64.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"
+			powerpc64.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"
+			powerpc64.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"
+			powerpc64el.linux.gcc.exe = "$CC"
+			powerpc64el.linux.gcc.linkerexe = "$CC"
 			.
 			w
 			q