diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fa2cd55..884116b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5280,12 +5280,12 @@ cat >> conftest.c <<EOF
         powerpc-linux-gnuspe
 # elif defined(__powerpc64__)
 #  if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
-        powerpc64le-linux-gnu
+        ppc64le-linux-gnu
 #  else
-        powerpc64-linux-gnu
+        ppc64-linux-gnu
 #  endif
 # elif defined(__powerpc__)
-        powerpc-linux-gnu
+        ppc-linux-gnu
 # elif defined(__s390x__)
         s390x-linux-gnu
 # elif defined(__s390__)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 69b294e..0bbf9c4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -830,12 +830,12 @@ cat >> conftest.c <<EOF
         powerpc-linux-gnuspe
 # elif defined(__powerpc64__)
 #  if defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN__)
-        powerpc64le-linux-gnu
+        ppc64le-linux-gnu
 #  else
-        powerpc64-linux-gnu
+        ppc64-linux-gnu
 #  endif
 # elif defined(__powerpc__)
-        powerpc-linux-gnu
+        ppc-linux-gnu
 # elif defined(__s390x__)
         s390x-linux-gnu
 # elif defined(__s390__)