diff --git a/srcpkgs/base-files/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/base-files/INSTALL
index 67552d56b40..6b8bb8a3415 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/base-files/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/base-files/INSTALL
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ make_system_dirs() {
 		install -d usr/lib32
 		ln -sf usr/lib32 lib32
 	fi
+	if [ "${ARCH}" = "ppc64le" ]; then
+		ln -sf usr/lib lib64
+		cd usr && ln -sf lib lib64 && cd ..
+	fi
 	if [ "${ARCH}" = "i686" ]; then
 		ln -sf lib lib32
 		ln -sf lib usr/lib32