diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/ppc.make b/make/linux/makefiles/ppc.make
index 92957f963f93fa742097a565787ebd74e8f19647..8d085e642115591b37dff64f95b7dd70bb461890 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/ppc.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/ppc.make
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ OPT_CFLAGS/sharedRuntimeTrig.o = $(OPT_CFLAGS/NOOPT)
 # Must also specify if CPU is big endian
 CFLAGS += -DVM_BIG_ENDIAN
 
+ifdef E500V2
+ASFLAGS += -Wa,-mspe -Wa,--defsym -Wa,E500V2=1 
+endif