diff --git a/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass b/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
index 68896ce..aead8e2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/qemu.bbclass
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ def qemu_target_binary(data):
         target_arch = "i386"
     elif target_arch == "powerpc":
         target_arch = "ppc"
+    elif target_arch == "powerpc64":
+        target_arch = "ppc64"
 
     return "qemu-" + target_arch