diff --git a/build/libtool.m4 b/build/libtool.m4
index 4d948b9078d..37dc159882c 100644
--- a/build/libtool.m4
+++ b/build/libtool.m4
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ ia64-*-hpux*)
   rm -rf conftest*
   ;;
 
-x86_64-*kfreebsd*-gnu|x86_64-*linux*|ppc*-*linux*|powerpc*-*linux*| \
+x86_64-*kfreebsd*-gnu|x86_64-*linux*|powerpc*-*linux*| \
 s390*-*linux*|sparc*-*linux*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
   echo 'int i;' > conftest.$ac_ext
@@ -629,7 +629,10 @@ s390*-*linux*|sparc*-*linux*)
         x86_64-*linux*)
           LD="${LD-ld} -m elf_i386"
           ;;
-        ppc64-*linux*|powerpc64-*linux*)
+        powerpc64le-*linux*)
+          LD="${LD-ld} -m elf32lppclinux"
+          ;;
+        powerpc64-*linux*)
           LD="${LD-ld} -m elf32ppclinux"
           ;;
         s390x-*linux*)
@@ -648,7 +651,10 @@ s390*-*linux*|sparc*-*linux*)
         x86_64-*linux*)
           LD="${LD-ld} -m elf_x86_64"
           ;;
-        ppc*-*linux*|powerpc*-*linux*)
+        powerpcle-*linux*)
+          LD="${LD-ld} -m elf64lppc"
+          ;;
+        powerpc-*linux*)
           LD="${LD-ld} -m elf64ppc"
           ;;
         s390*-*linux*)
diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
index 1578aa1736a..63b63d81d6d 100644
--- a/config.guess
+++ b/config.guess
@@ -982,6 +982,12 @@ EOF
     ppc:Linux:*:*)
 	echo powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu
 	exit ;;
+    ppc64le:Linux:*:*)
+	echo powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu
+	exit ;;
+    ppcle:Linux:*:*)
+	echo powerpcle-unknown-linux-gnu
+	exit ;;
     s390:Linux:*:* | s390x:Linux:*:*)
 	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-ibm-linux
 	exit ;;