diff --git a/createhdds.py b/createhdds.py
index a159031..5c9290b 100755
--- a/createhdds.py
+++ b/createhdds.py
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@ class VirtInstallImage(object):
                 loctmp = "https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/{0}/releases/{1}/{2}/{3}/os/"
             ksfile = self.kickstart_file
             xargs = "inst.ks=file:/{0}".format(ksfile)
+            if arch == "ppc64le":
+                # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209760
+                # FIXME: can be dropped when we no longer create F38
+                # images for ppc64le
+                xargs += " inst.disklabel=mbr"
             args = ["virt-install", "--disk", "size={0},path={1}".format(self.size, tmpfile),
                     "--os-variant", shortid, "-x", xargs, "--initrd-inject",
                     "{0}/{1}".format(SCRIPTDIR, ksfile), "--location",