diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index 28e09f5..9bfe5f8 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  8 12:54:34 CEST 2014 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- Use /usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64 as kvm_binary on ppc64le
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul  8 12:52:58 CEST 2014 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 6541057..cdc472b 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ Release:        0
 %ifarch aarch64
 %define kvm_binary /usr/bin/qemu-system-aarch64
 %endif
+%ifarch ppc64le
+%define kvm_binary /usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64
+%endif
 %ifarch ppc64
 %define kvm_binary /usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64
 %endif