diff --git a/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake b/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake
index 4a8b8725e..a61a270bb 100644
--- a/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake
+++ b/contrib/cross/armhf.toolchain.cmake
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
 set(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX arm-linux-gnueabihf)
 set(TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX -8)
-# target environment on the build host system
-# second one is for non-root installs
+
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH /usr/${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX})
 
-# modify default behavior of FIND_XXX() commands
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
 set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
diff --git a/contrib/cross/ppc64le.toolchain.cmake b/contrib/cross/ppc64le.toolchain.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c045b4939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/cross/ppc64le.toolchain.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
+set(TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX powerpc64le-linux-gnu)
+set(TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX -8)
+
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH /usr/${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX})
+
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
+set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
+
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-gcc${TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX})
+set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER ${TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}-g++${TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX})