diff --git a/virt-manager.changes b/virt-manager.changes
index 5ab0e047..c87f375d 100644
--- a/virt-manager.changes
+++ b/virt-manager.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep  5 12:10:30 CEST 2014 - ro@suse.de
+
+- modify virtinst-ppc64le.patch to call qemu-system-ppc64
+  for ppc64 and ppc64le (bnc#894956) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 28 09:25:44 MDT 2014 - carnold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/virtinst-ppc64le.patch b/virtinst-ppc64le.patch
index 86e8fb6f..62f1d7ca 100644
--- a/virtinst-ppc64le.patch
+++ b/virtinst-ppc64le.patch
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
          if self.conn.is_qemu():
              if self.os.arch == "s390x":
                  preferred_emulator = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x"
-+            elif self.os.arch == "ppc64le":
++            elif self.os.arch == "ppc64" or self.os.arch == "ppc64le":
 +                preferred_emulator = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64"
              else:
                  preferred_emulator = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64"