diff --git a/SOURCES/cmake-FindJNI.patch b/SOURCES/cmake-FindJNI.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0caed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/cmake-FindJNI.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+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)")
diff --git a/SPECS/cmake.spec b/SPECS/cmake.spec
index 6568361..db15c74 100644
--- a/SPECS/cmake.spec
+++ b/SPECS/cmake.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 Name:           cmake
 Version:        2.8.11
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Cross-platform make system
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ Patch5:		cmake-2.8.11-rc4-lua-5.2.patch
 Patch6:         cmake-strict_aliasing.patch
 # Desktop icon filenames should be without extension
 Patch7:         cmake-desktop_icon.patch
+# FindJNI: Add ppc64le architecture
+Patch8:         cmake-FindJNI.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc-gfortran
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ The %{name}-gui package contains the Qt based GUI for CMake.
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7 -p1
+%patch8 -p1
 
 
 %build
@@ -199,6 +202,9 @@ update-mime-database %{_datadir}/mime &> /dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 20 2014 Patsy Franklin <pfrankli@redhat.com> - 2.8.11-5
+- Add support for ppc64le to FindJNI.cmake.
+
 * Fri Jan 24 2014 Daniel Mach <dmach@redhat.com> - 2.8.11-4
 - Mass rebuild 2014-01-24