diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/ppcle-musl.sh b/common/cross-profiles/ppcle-musl.sh
index 4c69ceb140a..2ba308f224d 100644
--- a/common/cross-profiles/ppcle-musl.sh
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/ppcle-musl.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Cross build profile for little endian PowerPC.
 
 XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE="ppcle-musl"
-XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE="ppc"
+XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE="ppcle"
 XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="powerpcle-linux-musl"
 XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-mcpu=power8 -mtune=power9"
 XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"
diff --git a/common/cross-profiles/ppcle.sh b/common/cross-profiles/ppcle.sh
index c4ece96b7bf..3e5230b194e 100644
--- a/common/cross-profiles/ppcle.sh
+++ b/common/cross-profiles/ppcle.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Cross build profile for little endian PowerPC.
 
 XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE="ppcle"
-XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE="ppc"
+XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE="ppcle"
 XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="powerpcle-linux-gnu"
 XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-mcpu=power8 -mtune=power9"
 XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"