--- openssl-0.9.8a/config
+++ openssl-0.9.8a/config
@@ -540,7 +540,8 @@
 	    echo "         You have about 5 seconds to press Ctrl-C to abort."
 	    (trap "stty `stty -g`" 2 0; stty -icanon min 0 time 50; read waste) <&1
 	fi
-	OUT="linux-ppc"
+	# we have the target and force it here
+	OUT="linux-ppc64"
 	;;
   ppc-*-linux2) OUT="linux-ppc" ;;
   ia64-*-linux?) OUT="linux-ia64" ;;