diff --git a/Make.inc b/Make.inc
index bb1922c32bc44..a7cdaa19953f6 100644
--- a/Make.inc
+++ b/Make.inc
@@ -831,8 +831,7 @@ endif
 # If we are running on powerpc64le or ppc64le, set certain options automatically
 ifneq (,$(filter $(ARCH), powerpc64le ppc64le))
 JCFLAGS += -fsigned-char
-OPENBLAS_DYNAMIC_ARCH:=0
-OPENBLAS_TARGET_ARCH:=POWER8
+OPENBLAS_DYNAMIC_ARCH:=1
 BINARY:=64
 # GCC doesn't do -march= on ppc64le
 MARCH=