diff --git a/acinclude/libtool.m4 b/acinclude/libtool.m4
index 0eb07c8af..b8ba0324f 100644
--- a/acinclude/libtool.m4
+++ b/acinclude/libtool.m4
@@ -1347,7 +1347,10 @@ s390*-*linux*|s390*-*tpf*|sparc*-*linux*)
 	  x86_64-*linux*)
 	    LD="${LD-ld} -m elf_x86_64"
 	    ;;
-	  ppc*-*linux*|powerpc*-*linux*)
+	  powerpc64le-*linux*)
+	    LD="${LD-ld} -m elf64lppc"
+	    ;;
+	  powerpc64-*linux*)
 	    LD="${LD-ld} -m elf64ppc"
 	    ;;
 	  s390*-*linux*|s390*-*tpf*)