diff --git a/common/build-style/meson.sh b/common/build-style/meson.sh
index 945114fb4b1..73d4fd6ab54 100644
--- a/common/build-style/meson.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/meson.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ do_patch() {
 				_MESON_CPU_FAMILY=x86
 				;;
 			ppc64le*)
-				_MESON_CPU_FAMILY=ppc64le
+				_MESON_CPU_FAMILY=ppc64
 				;;
 			ppc64*)
 				_MESON_TARGET_ENDIAN=big