diff --git a/poky/meta/lib/oe/elf.py b/poky/meta/lib/oe/elf.py
index 0ed59ae..4cc9a9a 100644
--- a/poky/meta/lib/oe/elf.py
+++ b/poky/meta/lib/oe/elf.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
                         "arm" :       (  40,    97,    0,          True,          32),
                         "armeb":      (  40,    97,    0,          False,         32),
                         "powerpc":    (  20,     0,    0,          False,         32),
+                        "powerpc64":  (  21,     0,    0,          False,         64),
                         "i386":       (   3,     0,    0,          True,          32),
                         "i486":       (   3,     0,    0,          True,          32),
                         "i586":       (   3,     0,    0,          True,          32),