diff --git a/ksh.changes b/ksh.changes
index 098202c..c814fa6 100644
--- a/ksh.changes
+++ b/ksh.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec  6 21:13:42 UTC 2013 - matz@suse.de
+
+- Recognize ppc64le (setting HOSTTYPE to powerpc64le)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 29 15:45:44 UTC 2013 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ksh.spec b/ksh.spec
index a7c2243..bec936f 100644
--- a/ksh.spec
+++ b/ksh.spec
@@ -392,6 +392,13 @@ fi
 	 _PACKAGE_HOSTTYPE_=linux.powerpc
 	 export _PACKAGE_HOSTTYPE_
 	 ;;
+  ppc64le|powerpc64le)
+	 RPM_OPT_FLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS//-O[s0-9]/-O}"
+	 # -mpowerpc64 is correct, the compiler defaults to 
+	 # little endian anyway
+	 cflags -mpowerpc64		RPM_OPT_FLAGS
+	 HOSTTYPE=linux.powerpc64le
+	 ;;
   ppc64|powerpc64)
 	 RPM_OPT_FLAGS="${RPM_OPT_FLAGS//-O[s0-9]/-O}"
 	 cflags -mpowerpc64		RPM_OPT_FLAGS