diff --git a/package/qemu/qemu.mk b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
index ae4e0ad221..45fc0fad0a 100644
--- a/package/qemu/qemu.mk
+++ b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ HOST_QEMU_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-python host-zlib host-libglib2 host-p
 #       mips64el        mips64el
 #       powerpc         ppc
 #       powerpc64       ppc64
-#       powerpc64le     ppc64 (ppc64 supports little-endian)
+#       powerpc64le     ppc64le
 #       sh2a            not supported
 #       sh4             sh4
 #       sh4eb           sh4eb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ ifeq ($(HOST_QEMU_ARCH),powerpc64)
 HOST_QEMU_ARCH = ppc64
 endif
 ifeq ($(HOST_QEMU_ARCH),powerpc64le)
-HOST_QEMU_ARCH = ppc64
+HOST_QEMU_ARCH = ppc64le
 endif
 ifeq ($(HOST_QEMU_ARCH),sh4a)
 HOST_QEMU_ARCH = sh4