diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6beedabb..e6751031 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ release-linux-armv8:
 	cd $(builddir)/release
 	cmake -D DEV_MODE=$(or ${DEV_MODE},OFF) -D ARCH="armv8-a" -D BUILD_64=ON -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -D BUILD_TAG="linux-armv8" $(topdir) && $(MAKE)
 
+release-linux-ppc64le:
+	mkdir -p $(builddir)/release && cd $(builddir)/release && cmake -D DEV_MODE=$(or ${DEV_MODE},OFF) -DMANUAL_SUBMODULES=${MANUAL_SUBMODULES} -D ARCH="ppc64le" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release $(topdir) && $(MAKE)
+
 release-static:
 	mkdir -p $(builddir)/release && cd $(builddir)/release && cmake -D STATIC=ON -D DEV_MODE=$(or ${DEV_MODE},OFF) -DMANUAL_SUBMODULES=${MANUAL_SUBMODULES} -D ARCH="x86-64" -D BUILD_64=ON -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release $(topdir) && $(MAKE)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68842552..1b3a1dee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -236,9 +236,18 @@ The following instructions will fetch Qt from your distribution's repositories i
 
 4. Build
 
+    If on x86-64:
+
     ```
     make release -j4
     ```
+
+    If on ppc64le:
+
+    ```
+    make release-linux-ppc64le -j4
+    ```
+
     \* `4` - number of CPU threads to use  
     \* Add `CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH` enviroment variable to set a custom Qt install directory, e.g. `CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$HOME/Qt/5.9.7/gcc_64 make release -j4`