diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
index 55bdff8..01a7b86 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@
 QEMU_EXTRAOPTIONS_ppce6500 = " -cpu e500mc"
 QEMU_EXTRAOPTIONS_ppc64e6500 = " -cpu e500mc"
 QEMU_EXTRAOPTIONS_ppc7400 = " -cpu 7400"
-QEMU_EXTRAOPTIONS_powerpc64le = " -cpu POWER8"
+QEMU_EXTRAOPTIONS:powerpc64le = " -cpu POWER8"