diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 8d4ed73d5490..7b8eddfc46d2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ PHONY += ppc64le_defconfig
 ppc64le_defconfig:
 	$(call merge_into_defconfig,ppc64_defconfig,le)
 
+PHONY += powernv_be_defconfig
+powernv_be_defconfig:
+	$(call merge_into_defconfig,powernv_defconfig,be)
+
 PHONY += mpc85xx_defconfig
 mpc85xx_defconfig:
 	$(call merge_into_defconfig,mpc85xx_basic_defconfig,\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/be.config b/arch/powerpc/configs/be.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5cdc99a6530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/be.config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN=y