diff --git a/srcpkgs/orc/patches/revert-ppc64le.patch b/srcpkgs/orc/patches/revert-ppc64le.patch
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+++ b/srcpkgs/orc/patches/revert-ppc64le.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+This reverts enabling powerpc related code on little endian ppc64 as it
+seems to contain some big endian related assumptions, resulting in SIGILLs
+on little endian.
+
+--- m4/as-host-defines.m4
++++ m4/as-host-defines.m4
+@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AS_HOST_DEFINES],
+       HAVE_AMD64=yes
+       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_AMD64, 1, [Defined if host is amd64])
+       ;;
+-    xpowerpc|xppc|xpowerpc64*|xppc64*)
++    xpowerpc|xppc|xpowerpc64|xppc64)
+       HAVE_POWERPC=yes
+       AC_DEFINE(HAVE_POWERPC, 1, [Defined if host is powerpc])
+       ;;