diff --git a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
index e74eb3f..2ca1b49 100644
--- a/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/insane.bbclass
@@ -366,11 +366,13 @@ def package_qa_check_arch(path,name,d, elf, messages):
 
     # Check the architecture and endiannes of the binary
     if not ((machine == elf.machine()) or \
-	("virtual/kernel" in provides) and (target_os == "linux-gnux32")):
+	("virtual/kernel" in provides) and (target_os == "linux-gnux32") or \
+	("virtual/kernel" in provides) and (target_arch == "powerpc")):
         messages.append("Architecture did not match (%d to %d) on %s" % \
                  (machine, elf.machine(), package_qa_clean_path(path,d)))
     elif not ((bits == elf.abiSize()) or  \
-	("virtual/kernel" in provides) and (target_os == "linux-gnux32")):
+	("virtual/kernel" in provides) and (target_os == "linux-gnux32") or \
+	("virtual/kernel" in provides) and (target_arch == "powerpc")):
         messages.append("Bit size did not match (%d to %d) %s on %s" % \
                  (bits, elf.abiSize(), bpn, package_qa_clean_path(path,d)))
     elif not littleendian == elf.isLittleEndian():