diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index dd182d06b2..a1378345c3 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ define LINUX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 	$(LINUX_FIXUP_CONFIG_ENDIANNESS)
 	$(if $(BR2_arm)$(BR2_armeb),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_AEABI,$(@D)/.config))
+	$(if $(BR2_powerpc)$(BR2_powerpc64)$(BR2_powerpc64le),
+		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_PPC_DISABLE_WERROR,$(@D)/.config))
 	$(if $(BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO),
 		$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD,$(@D)/.config))
 	# As the kernel gets compiled before root filesystems are