diff -Nrup a/Modules/FindJNI.cmake b/Modules/FindJNI.cmake

--- a/Modules/FindJNI.cmake	2013-05-15 13:38:12.000000000 -0400

+++ b/Modules/FindJNI.cmake	2014-08-20 11:12:51.011021582 -0400

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ macro(java_append_library_directories _v

         # mips* machines are bi-endian mostly so processor does not tell

         # endianess of the underlying system.

         set(_java_libarch "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}" "mips" "mipsel" "mipseb")

+    elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)64le")

+        set(_java_libarch "ppc64" "ppc64le")

     elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)64")

         set(_java_libarch "ppc64")

     elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(powerpc|ppc)")