--- a/src/cmake/DetermineProcessor.cmake
+++ a/src/cmake/DetermineProcessor.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
 			SET(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "powerpc")
 		ENDIF(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "Power Macintosh")
 
+		IF(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "ppc64le")
+			SET(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "ppc64")
+		ENDIF(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "ppc64le")
+
+		IF(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "ppc64el")
+			SET(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "ppc64")
+		ENDIF(NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "ppc64el")
+
 		# processor may have double quote in the name, and that needs to be removed
 		STRING(REGEX REPLACE "\"" "" NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "${NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
 		STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/" "_" NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR "${NV_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")