diff --git a/arch/ppc/boot/ld.script b/arch/ppc/boot/ld.script
index 9362193742ac..d4dd8f15395e 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/boot/ld.script
+++ b/arch/ppc/boot/ld.script
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc)
+OUTPUT_ARCH(powerpc:common)
 SECTIONS
 {
   /* Read-only sections, merged into text segment: */