diff --git a/srcpkgs/choosenim/template b/srcpkgs/choosenim/template
index 0ea4850ebd2..4acaafaf05a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/choosenim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/choosenim/template
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ do_build() {
 		aarch64*) arch=arm64;;
 		arm*)     arch=arm;;
 		mips*)    arch=mips;;
+		ppc64le*) arch=powerpc64el;;
+		ppc64*)   arch=powerpc64;;
 	esac
 	if [ -n "$arch" ]; then
 		cat > nim.cfg <<EOF