diff --git a/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target b/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
index 0368007028..9d6dfc1e26 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
+++ b/tests/tcg/ppc64/Makefile.target
@@ -10,19 +10,14 @@ PPC64_TESTS=bcdsub non_signalling_xscv
 endif
 $(PPC64_TESTS): CFLAGS += -mpower8-vector
 
-PPC64_TESTS += byte_reverse
 PPC64_TESTS += mtfsf
+
 ifneq ($(DOCKER_IMAGE)$(CROSS_CC_HAS_POWER10),)
+PPC64_TESTS += byte_reverse
+endif
+byte_reverse: CFLAGS += -mcpu=power10
 run-byte_reverse: QEMU_OPTS+=-cpu POWER10
 run-plugin-byte_reverse-with-%: QEMU_OPTS+=-cpu POWER10
-else
-byte_reverse:
-	$(call skip-test, "BUILD of $@", "missing compiler support")
-run-byte_reverse:
-	$(call skip-test, "RUN of byte_reverse", "not built")
-run-plugin-byte_reverse-with-%:
-	$(call skip-test, "RUN of byte_reverse ($*)", "not built")
-endif
 
 PPC64_TESTS += signal_save_restore_xer