diff --git a/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk b/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
index de42db4324..530195de4c 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/initramfs/package.mk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fi
 
 post_install() {
   ( cd $BUILD/initramfs
-    if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" -o "$TARGET_ARCH" = "powerpc64" ]; then
+    if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
       ln -sf /usr/lib $BUILD/initramfs/lib64
       mkdir -p $BUILD/initramfs/usr
       ln -sf /usr/lib $BUILD/initramfs/usr/lib64
diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 3f8d700bf0..2aef736e24 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ ln -sf /usr/lib $INSTALL/lib
 ln -sf /usr/bin $INSTALL/bin
 ln -sf /usr/sbin $INSTALL/sbin
 
-if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" -o "$TARGET_ARCH" = "powerpc64" ]; then
+if [ "$TARGET_ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
   ln -s /usr/lib $INSTALL/lib64
   ln -s /usr/lib $INSTALL/usr/lib64
 fi