diff --git a/srcpkgs/ORBit2/template b/srcpkgs/ORBit2/template
index 29de2258fc7..6d41ab26260 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ORBit2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ORBit2/template
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	configure_args+=" ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_struct=${ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_struct=1}"
 	configure_args+=" ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_wchar=${ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_wchar=2}"
 	case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
-		x86_64*|aarch64*) configure_args+=" ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=${ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=8}";;
-		*)                configure_args+=" ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=${ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=4}";;
+		x86_64*|aarch64*|ppc64*) configure_args+=" ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=${ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=8}";;
+		*)                       configure_args+=" ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=${ac_cv_alignof_CORBA_pointer=4}";;
 	esac
 fi