diff --git a/my_config.h b/my_config.h
index 5591754..ad2e3da 100644
--- a/my_config.h
+++ b/my_config.h
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 #include "my_config_ia64.h"
 #elif defined(__i386__)
 #include "my_config_i386.h"
-#elif defined(__ppc64__)
+#elif defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
 #include "my_config_ppc64.h"
-#elif defined(__ppc__)
+#elif defined(__ppc__) || defined(__powerpc__)
 #include "my_config_ppc.h"
 #elif defined(__s390x__)
 #include "my_config_s390x.h"
diff --git a/mysql.spec b/mysql.spec
index 7dc7c1d..e439aff 100644
--- a/mysql.spec
+++ b/mysql.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: mysql
 Version: 5.0.16
-Release: 3
+Release: 4
 Summary: MySQL client programs and shared libraries.
 License: GPL
 Group: Applications/Databases
@@ -378,6 +378,9 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/sql-bench
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 15 2005 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 5.0.16-4
+- fix my_config.h for ppc platforms
+
 * Thu Dec 15 2005 Tom Lane <tgl@redhat.com> 5.0.16-3
 - my_config.h needs to guard against 64-bit platforms that also define the
   32-bit symbol