diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42453aad5..cdf463dc0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "armel|armhf|armv7|arm32v7")
     if(${OQS_DIST_BUILD})
         set(OQS_DIST_ARM32v7_BUILD ON)
     endif()
-elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "ppc64le")
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "ppc64le|powerpc64le")
     set(ARCH "ppc64le")
     set(ARCH_PPC64LE ON)
     if(${OQS_DIST_BUILD})