diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 11d318f185b..7c1ce9d6a63 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ replaces="gcc-gcj<7.2.0 gcc-gcj-jdk-compat<7.2.0 libmpx>=0 libmpx-devel>=0"
 _have_gccgo=yes
 
 # MIPS does not have libucontext yet
+# no support for ppcle in gccgo (missing GOARCH and stuff)
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	mips*-musl) _have_gccgo=no ;;
+	mips*-musl|ppcle*) _have_gccgo=no ;;
 esac
 
 if [ "$CHROOT_READY" ]; then
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	aarch64-musl) _triplet="aarch64-linux-musl";;
 	ppc) _triplet="powerpc-linux-gnu";;
 	ppc-musl) _triplet="powerpc-linux-musl";;
+	ppcle) _triplet="powerpcle-linux-gnu";;
+	ppcle-musl) _triplet="powerpcle-linux-musl";;
 	ppc64le) _triplet="powerpc64le-linux-gnu";;
 	ppc64le-musl) _triplet="powerpc64le-linux-musl";;
 	ppc64) _triplet="powerpc64-linux-gnu";;
@@ -190,6 +193,8 @@ do_configure() {
 			;;
 		ppc) _args+=" --target=powerpc-linux-gnu --enable-secureplt";;
 		ppc-musl) _args+=" --target=powerpc-linux-musl --enable-secureplt --disable-decimal-float";;
+		ppcle) _args+=" --target=powerpcle-linux-gnu --enable-secureplt";;
+		ppcle-musl) _args+=" --target=powerpcle-linux-musl --enable-secureplt --disable-decimal-float";;
 		ppc64le*) # use lib not lib64 by default
 			_args+=" --target=${_triplet} --with-abi=elfv2 --enable-secureplt --enable-targets=powerpcle-linux"
 			sed -i 's/lib64/lib/' gcc/config/rs6000/linux64.h