diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b0933ac..f3407535 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ export PLATFORM
 ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),powerpc)
   COMPILE_ARCH=ppc
 endif
+ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),powerpc64)
+  COMPILE_ARCH=ppc64
+endif
 
 ifndef ARCH
 ARCH=$(COMPILE_ARCH)
@@ -272,7 +275,11 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),linux)
   else
   ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
     BASE_CFLAGS += -maltivec
-    HAVE_VM_COMPILED=false
+    HAVE_VM_COMPILED=true
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc64)
+    BASE_CFLAGS += -maltivec
+    HAVE_VM_COMPILED=true
   endif
   endif
   endif
@@ -343,6 +350,9 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),darwin)
     BASE_CFLAGS += -faltivec
     OPTIMIZE += -O3
   endif
+  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc64)
+    BASE_CFLAGS += -faltivec
+  endif
   ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
     OPTIMIZE += -march=prescott -mfpmath=sse
     # x86 vm will crash without -mstackrealign since MMX instructions will be
@@ -1429,7 +1439,10 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_VM_COMPILED),true)
     Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_x86_64.o $(B)/client/vm_x86_64_assembler.o
   endif
   ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
-    Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_ppc.o
+    Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/client/vm_powerpc_asm.o
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc64)
+    Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/client/vm_powerpc_asm.o
   endif
 endif
 
@@ -1572,7 +1585,10 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_VM_COMPILED),true)
     Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_x86_64.o $(B)/ded/vm_x86_64_assembler.o
   endif
   ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
-    Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_ppc.o
+    Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc_asm.o
+  endif
+  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc64)
+    Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc_asm.o
   endif
 endif