diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index e2a3fcb..d5e42f4 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <!--echo message="os.name = ${os.name}" /-->
   <!--echo message="os.arch = ${os.arch}" /-->
   <!--echo message="os.version = ${os.version}" /-->
+  <echo message="os.arch = ${os.arch}"/>
 
   <tstamp>
     <format property="BUILD_DATE" pattern="yyyy/MM/dd hh:mm"/>
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
   <condition property="platform" value="linux64"><os family="unix" arch="amd64" /></condition>
   <condition property="platform" value="linuxarm"><os family="unix" arch="arm" /></condition>
   <condition property="platform" value="linuxaarch64"><os family="unix" arch="aarch64" /></condition>
+  <condition property="platform" value="linuxppc64le"><os family="unix" arch="ppc64le" /></condition>
 
   <condition property="windows_host" value="true"><os family="windows" /></condition>
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
   <condition property="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linux64" /></condition>
   <condition property="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxarm" /></condition>
   <condition property="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxaarch64" /></condition>
+  <condition property="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxppc64le" /></condition>
 
   <condition property="staging_folder" value="macosx"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="macosx" /></condition>
   <condition property="staging_folder" value="windows"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="windows" /></condition>
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@
   <condition property="staging_folder" value="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linux64" /></condition>
   <condition property="staging_folder" value="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxarm" /></condition>
   <condition property="staging_folder" value="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxaarch64" /></condition>
+  <condition property="staging_folder" value="linux"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxppc64le" /></condition>
 
   <condition property="staging_hardware_folder" value="Arduino.app/Contents/Java/hardware"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="macosx" /></condition>
   <condition property="staging_hardware_folder" value="hardware"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="windows" /></condition>
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@
   <condition property="staging_hardware_folder" value="hardware"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linux64" /></condition>
   <condition property="staging_hardware_folder" value="hardware"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxarm" /></condition>
   <condition property="staging_hardware_folder" value="hardware"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxaarch64" /></condition>
+  <condition property="staging_hardware_folder" value="hardware"><equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxppc64le" /></condition>
 
   <condition property="arch-bits" value="32">
     <equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linux32"/>
@@ -62,6 +67,9 @@
   <condition property="arch-bits" value="64">
     <equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxaarch64"/>
   </condition>
+  <condition property="arch-bits" value="64">
+    <equals arg1="${platform}" arg2="linuxppc64le"/>
+  </condition>
 
   <condition property="launch4j-download-unpack-target-name" value="launch4j-windows"><os family="windows" /></condition>
   <property name="launch4j-download-unpack-target-name" value="launch4j-linux"/>
@@ -72,12 +80,14 @@
   <property name="LINUX64_BUNDLED_JVM" value="none"/>
   <property name="LINUXARM_BUNDLED_JVM" value="none"/>
   <property name="LINUXAARCH64_BUNDLED_JVM" value="none"/>
+  <property name="LINUXPOWERPC64LE_BUNDLED_JVM" value="none"/>
   <condition property="linux-bundle-jvm-task" value="noop">
     <and>
       <equals arg1="${LINUX32_BUNDLED_JVM}" arg2="none"/>
       <equals arg1="${LINUX64_BUNDLED_JVM}" arg2="none"/>
       <equals arg1="${LINUXARM_BUNDLED_JVM}" arg2="none"/>
       <equals arg1="${LINUXAARCH64_BUNDLED_JVM}" arg2="none"/>
+      <equals arg1="${LINUXPOWERPC64LE_BUNDLED_JVM}" arg2="none"/>
     </and>
   </condition>
   <condition property="linux-bundle-jvm-task" value="bundle">
@@ -94,6 +104,9 @@
       <not>
         <equals arg1="${LINUXAARCH64_BUNDLED_JVM}" arg2="none"/>
       </not>
+      <not>
+        <equals arg1="${LINUXPOWERPC64LE_BUNDLED_JVM}" arg2="none"/>
+      </not>
     </or>
   </condition>
 
@@ -763,6 +776,48 @@
     </antcall>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="linux-libastyle-ppc64le" depends="linux-build" description="Download libastyle.so for PowerPC64LE">
+    <antcall target="unzip">
+      <param name="archive_file" value="./libastylej-2.05.1-4.zip" />
+      <param name="archive_url" value="https://downloads.arduino.cc/libastylej-2.05.1-4.zip" />
+      <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/libastylej-2.05.1" />
+      <param name="dest_folder" value="${staging_folder}" />
+    </antcall>
+    <copy file="linux/libastylej-2.05.1/libastylej_ppc64le.so" tofile="linux/work/lib/libastylej.so" />
+    <chmod perm="755" file="linux/work/lib/libastylej.so" />
+
+    <antcall target="portable-${portable}">
+      <param name="parentdir" value="linux/work" />
+    </antcall>
+
+    <antcall target="unzip">
+      <param name="archive_file" value="./liblistSerials-${LIBLISTSERIAL-VERSION}.zip" />
+      <param name="archive_url" value="https://downloads.arduino.cc/liblistSerials/liblistSerials-${LIBLISTSERIAL-VERSION}.zip" />
+      <param name="final_folder" value="${staging_folder}/liblistSerials-${LIBLISTSERIAL-VERSION}" />
+      <param name="dest_folder" value="${staging_folder}" />
+    </antcall>
+    <copy file="linux/liblistSerials-${LIBLISTSERIAL-VERSION}/ppc64le/liblistSerialsj.so" todir="linux/work/lib/" />
+    <chmod perm="755" file="linux/work/lib/liblistSerialsj.so" />
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="linuxppc64le-build"  depends="linux-libastyle-ppc64le" description="Build Linux (PowerPC64LE) version">
+    <antcall target="linux-jvm-${linux-bundle-jvm-task}">
+      <param name="JVM" value="${LINUXPOWERPC64LE_BUNDLED_JVM}"/>
+    </antcall>
+
+    <antcall target="build-arduino-builder" />
+
+    <antcall target="avr-toolchain-bundle">
+      <param name="unpack_target" value="untar"/>
+      <param name="gcc_archive_file" value="avr-gcc-${AVRGCC-VERSION}-powerpc64le-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"/>
+      <param name="gcc_version" value="${AVRGCC-VERSION}"/>
+      <param name="avrdude_archive_file" value="avrdude-${AVRDUDE-VERSION}-powerpc64le-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2"/>
+      <param name="avrdude_version" value="${AVRDUDE-VERSION}"/>
+      <param name="arduinoOTA_archive_file" value="arduinoOTA-${arduinoOTA-VERSION}-linux_powerpc64le.tar.bz2"/>
+      <param name="arduinoOTA_version" value="${arduinoOTA-VERSION}"/>
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="linux32-build" depends="linux-libastyle-x86" description="Build linux (32-bit) version">
     <antcall target="linux-jvm-${linux-bundle-jvm-task}">
       <param name="JVM" value="${LINUX32_BUNDLED_JVM}"/>
@@ -819,6 +874,8 @@
 
   <target name="linuxaarch64-run" depends="build,start"/>
 
+  <target name="linuxpowerpc64le-run" depends="build,start"/>
+
   <target name="linux32-start">
     <exec executable="./linux/work/arduino" spawn="false" failonerror="true"/>
   </target>
@@ -835,6 +892,10 @@
     <exec executable="./linux/work/arduino" spawn="false" failonerror="true"/>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="linuxpowerpc64le-start">
+    <exec executable="./linux/work/arduino" spawn="false" failonerror="true"/>
+  </target>
+
   <target name="build-arduino-builder" unless="no_arduino_builder">
     <delete dir="${staging_folder}/arduino-builder-${platform}" includeemptydirs="true"/>
     <mkdir dir="${staging_folder}/arduino-builder-${platform}"/>
@@ -969,6 +1030,9 @@
   <target name="linuxaarch64-dist" depends="linux-dist"
 	  description="Build .tar.xz of linux aarch64 version" />
 
+  <target name="linuxppc64le-dist" depends="linux-dist"
+	  description="Build .tar.xz of linux ppc64le version" />
+
   <!-- - - - - - - - -->
   <!-- Windows       -->
   <!-- - - - - - - - -->