diff --git a/openssl-1.0.1e-ppc64le-target.patch b/openssl-1.0.1e-ppc64le-target.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00d0079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openssl-1.0.1e-ppc64le-target.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- openssl-1.0.1e.orig/Configure	2013-08-20 13:42:58.996358664 +1000
++++ openssl-1.0.1e/Configure	2013-08-20 13:43:54.246608197 +1000
+@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@
+ ####
+ "linux-generic64","gcc:-DTERMIO -Wall \$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS)::-D_REENTRANT::-Wl,-z,relro -ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_INT DES_UNROLL BF_PTR:${no_asm}:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC:\$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS):.so.\$(SHLIB_SONAMEVER)",
+ "linux-ppc64",	"gcc:-m64 -DB_ENDIAN -DTERMIO -Wall \$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS)::-D_REENTRANT::-Wl,-z,relro -ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:${ppc64_asm}:linux64:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC:-m64 \$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS):.so.\$(SHLIB_SONAMEVER):::64",
++"linux-ppc64le",	"gcc:-m64 -DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO -Wall \$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS)::-D_REENTRANT::-Wl,-z,relro -ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHAR RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_UNROLL:${no_asm}:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC:-m64 \$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS):.so.\$(SHLIB_SONAMEVER):::64",
+ "linux-ia64",	"gcc:-DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO -Wall \$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS)::-D_REENTRANT::-Wl,-z,relro -ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHUNK DES_UNROLL DES_INT:${ia64_asm}:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC:\$(RPM_OPT_FLAGS):.so.\$(SHLIB_SONAMEVER)",
+ "linux-ia64-ecc","ecc:-DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO -O2 -Wall -no_cpprt::-D_REENTRANT::-ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHUNK DES_INT:${ia64_asm}:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC::.so.\$(SHLIB_MAJOR).\$(SHLIB_MINOR)",
+ "linux-ia64-icc","icc:-DL_ENDIAN -DTERMIO -O2 -Wall -no_cpprt::-D_REENTRANT::-ldl:SIXTY_FOUR_BIT_LONG RC4_CHUNK DES_RISC1 DES_INT:${ia64_asm}:dlfcn:linux-shared:-fPIC::.so.\$(SHLIB_MAJOR).\$(SHLIB_MINOR)",
diff --git a/openssl.spec b/openssl.spec
index bd79532..69f058c 100644
--- a/openssl.spec
+++ b/openssl.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 Summary: Utilities from the general purpose cryptography library with TLS implementation
 Name: openssl
 Version: 1.0.1e
-Release: 42%{?dist}
+Release: 43%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 # We have to remove certain patented algorithms from the openssl source
 # tarball with the hobble-openssl script which is included below.
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Patch6: openssl-0.9.8b-test-use-localhost.patch
 Patch7: openssl-1.0.0-timezone.patch
 Patch8: openssl-1.0.1c-perlfind.patch
 Patch9: openssl-1.0.1c-aliasing.patch
+Patch10: openssl-1.0.1e-ppc64le-target.patch
 # Bug fixes
 Patch23: openssl-1.0.1c-default-paths.patch
 Patch24: openssl-1.0.1e-issuer-hash.patch
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ cp %{SOURCE12} %{SOURCE13} crypto/ec/
 %patch7 -p1 -b .timezone
 %patch8 -p1 -b .perlfind %{?_rawbuild}
 %patch9 -p1 -b .aliasing
+%patch10 -p1 -b .ppc64le
 
 %patch23 -p1 -b .default-paths
 %patch24 -p1 -b .issuer-hash
@@ -262,9 +264,12 @@ sslarch=linux-armv4
 %ifarch sh3 sh4
 sslarch=linux-generic32
 %endif
-%ifarch %{power64}
+%ifarch ppc64 ppc64p7
 sslarch=linux-ppc64
 %endif
+%ifarch ppc64le
+sslarch="linux-ppc64le"
+%endif
 
 # ia64, x86_64, ppc are OK by default
 # Configure the build tree.  Override OpenSSL defaults with known-good defaults
@@ -482,6 +487,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/fipscanister.*
 %postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr  3 2014 Tomáš Mráz <tmraz@redhat.com> 1.0.1e-43
+- add support for ppc64le architecture (#1072633)
+
 * Mon Mar 17 2014 Tomáš Mráz <tmraz@redhat.com> 1.0.1e-42
 - properly detect encryption failure in BIO
 - use 2048 bit RSA key in FIPS selftests
diff --git a/opensslconf-new.h b/opensslconf-new.h
index cf22738..bd56c73 100644
--- a/opensslconf-new.h
+++ b/opensslconf-new.h
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@
 #elif defined(__ia64__)
 #include "opensslconf-ia64.h"
 #elif defined(__powerpc64__)
+#include <endian.h>
+#if __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
 #include "opensslconf-ppc64.h"
+#else
+#include "opensslconf-ppc64le.h"
+#endif
 #elif defined(__powerpc__)
 #include "opensslconf-ppc.h"
 #elif defined(__s390x__)