diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index a4555ca28f..1f6c5fb46a 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-07-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* emulparams/elf64ppc.sh (ARCH): Set to powerpc:common64.
+	(COMMONPAGESIZE): Define.
+
 2002-07-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* emulparams/hppanbsd.sh: Remark that hppaobsd.sh references this file.
diff --git a/ld/emulparams/elf64ppc.sh b/ld/emulparams/elf64ppc.sh
index 10593f2194..93a2a6a27d 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/elf64ppc.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/elf64ppc.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ SCRIPT_NAME=elf
 OUTPUT_FORMAT="elf64-powerpc"
 TEXT_START_ADDR=0x10000000
 MAXPAGESIZE=0x40000
-ARCH=powerpc
+COMMONPAGESIZE=0x1000
+ARCH=powerpc:common64
 MACHINE=
 NOP=0x60000000
 EXECUTABLE_SYMBOLS='PROVIDE (__stack = 0); PROVIDE (___stack = 0);'