diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
index 8b3454bf3f6b..1fc17df01a32 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openssl/default.nix
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ let
           aarch64-darwin = "./Configure darwin64-arm64-cc";
           x86_64-linux = "./Configure linux-x86_64";
           x86_64-solaris = "./Configure solaris64-x86_64-gcc";
+          powerpc-linux = "./Configure linux-ppc";
           powerpc64-linux = "./Configure linux-ppc64";
           riscv32-linux = "./Configure ${
             if lib.versionAtLeast version "3.2" then "linux32-riscv32" else "linux-latomic"