diff --git a/package/qemu/Config.in b/package/qemu/Config.in
index ea6b94605c..e935ef9c61 100644
--- a/package/qemu/Config.in
+++ b/package/qemu/Config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_ARCH_SUPPORTS_TARGET
 	bool
 	# Only tested on these architectures
 	default y if BR2_aarch64 || BR2_i386 || BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel \
-		|| BR2_x86_64 || BR2_arm
+		|| BR2_x86_64 || BR2_arm \
+		|| BR2_powerpc64 || BR2_powerpc64le
 
 comment "QEMU requires a toolchain with wchar, threads"
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_QEMU_ARCH_SUPPORTS_TARGET