diff --git a/common/build-profiles/ppc64.sh b/common/build-profiles/ppc64.sh
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+XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_TARGET_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_TARGET_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_TRIPLET="powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu"
+XBPS_RUST_TARGET="$XBPS_TRIPLET"