diff --git a/srcpkgs/re/template b/srcpkgs/re/template
index 33efeede034..72ec2620348 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/re/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/re/template
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ case $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE in
 	aarch64*) arch="arm64";;
 	arm*) arch="arm";;
 	mips*) arch="mips";;
+	ppc64*) arch="ppc64";;
 esac
 make_build_args+=" ARCH=$arch"
 make_install_args+=" ARCH=$arch"