diff --git a/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake b/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake
index 32903d772..8ac7dacaa 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/DetectMachine.cmake
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ ELSE()
 		ELSE()
 			SET(IS_RISCV32 TRUE)
 		ENDIF()
+	ELSEIF(Machine MATCHES "ppc|powerpc")
+		IF(Machine MATCHES "ppc64|powerpc64")
+			SET(IS_PPC64 TRUE)
+		ELSE()
+			SET(IS_PPC32 TRUE)
+		ENDIF()
 	ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
@@ -126,6 +132,12 @@ ELSEIF(IS_RISCV32)
 ELSEIF(IS_RISCV64)
 	MESSAGE("-- Target host is 64 bit, RISC-V")
 	SET(LMMS_HOST_RISCV64 TRUE)
+ELSEIF(IS_PPC32)
+	MESSAGE("-- Target host is 32 bit, PPC")
+	SET(LMMS_HOST_PPC32 TRUE)
+ELSEIF(IS_PPC64)
+	MESSAGE("-- Target host is 64 bit, PPC")
+	SET(LMMS_HOST_PPC64 TRUE)
 ELSE()
 	MESSAGE("Can't identify target host. Assuming 32 bit platform.")
 ENDIF()
diff --git a/src/lmmsconfig.h.in b/src/lmmsconfig.h.in
index db9ba90bf..30fbfdf3f 100644
--- a/src/lmmsconfig.h.in
+++ b/src/lmmsconfig.h.in
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HOST_ARM64
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HOST_RISCV32
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HOST_RISCV64
+#cmakedefine LMMS_HOST_PPC32
+#cmakedefine LMMS_HOST_PPC64
 
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_ALSA
 #cmakedefine LMMS_HAVE_FLUIDSYNTH