diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c56ed53ee3..81618708e4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -630,10 +630,10 @@ case "$cpu" in
   ppc)
     CPU_CFLAGS="-m32" ;;
   ppc64)
-    CPU_CFLAGS="-m64 -mbig" ;;
+    CPU_CFLAGS="-m64 -mbig-endian" ;;
   ppc64le)
     cpu="ppc64"
-    CPU_CFLAGS="-m64 -mlittle" ;;
+    CPU_CFLAGS="-m64 -mlittle-endian" ;;
 
   s390)
     CPU_CFLAGS="-m31" ;;
diff --git a/tests/tcg/configure.sh b/tests/tcg/configure.sh
index 0663bd19f4..ed4b5ccb1f 100755
--- a/tests/tcg/configure.sh
+++ b/tests/tcg/configure.sh
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ fi
 : ${cross_cc_ppc="powerpc-linux-gnu-gcc"}
 : ${cross_cc_cflags_ppc="-m32"}
 : ${cross_cc_ppc64="powerpc64-linux-gnu-gcc"}
-: ${cross_cc_cflags_ppc64="-m64 -mbig"}
+: ${cross_cc_cflags_ppc64="-m64 -mbig-endian"}
 : ${cross_cc_ppc64le="$cross_cc_ppc64"}
-: ${cross_cc_cflags_ppc64le="-m64 -mlittle"}
+: ${cross_cc_cflags_ppc64le="-m64 -mlittle-endian"}
 : ${cross_cc_riscv64="riscv64-linux-gnu-gcc"}
 : ${cross_cc_s390x="s390x-linux-gnu-gcc"}
 : ${cross_cc_sh4="sh4-linux-gnu-gcc"}