diff --git a/arch/powerpc/reloc.h b/arch/powerpc/reloc.h
index aa5f8c9..4292cea 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/reloc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/reloc.h
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-#define LDSO_ARCH "powerpc"
+#include <endian.h>
+
+#if __BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#define ENDIAN_SUFFIX "el"
+#else
+#define ENDIAN_SUFFIX ""
+#endif
+
+#define LDSO_ARCH "powerpc" ENDIAN_SUFFIX
 
 #define TPOFF_K (-0x7000)
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 143dc92..4e1a1fe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ fi
 test "$ARCH" = "microblaze" && trycppif __MICROBLAZEEL__ "$t" \
 && SUBARCH=${SUBARCH}el
 
+test "$ARCH" = "powerpc" && trycppif __LITTLE_ENDIAN__ "$t" \
+&& SUBARCH=${SUBARCH}el
+
 if test "$ARCH" = "sh" ; then
 trycppif __BIG_ENDIAN__ "$t" && SUBARCH=${SUBARCH}eb
 if trycppif "__SH_FPU_ANY__ || __SH4__" "$t" ; then