diff --git a/ports/powerpc/Makefile b/ports/powerpc/Makefile
index 2e4dd0fd0261..5f17a93557e5 100644
--- a/ports/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/ports/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOP)/py/py.mk
 ARCH = $(shell uname -m)
 ifneq ("$(ARCH)", "ppc64")
 ifneq ("$(ARCH)", "ppc64le")
-	CROSS_COMPILE ?= powerpc64le-linux-
+	CROSS_COMPILE ?= powerpc64le-linux-gnu-
 endif
 endif