diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 86d9378cbb5..44e6895504f 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-03-13  Alexey Neyman  <stilor@att.net>
+
+	* emulparams/elf32ppccommon.sh (LIBPATH_SUFFIX): Set from target
+	cpu, not host.
+
 2017-03-11  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* emultempl/elf32.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open): Add
diff --git a/ld/emulparams/elf32ppccommon.sh b/ld/emulparams/elf32ppccommon.sh
index 1f54ef8056d..d00cf68d894 100644
--- a/ld/emulparams/elf32ppccommon.sh
+++ b/ld/emulparams/elf32ppccommon.sh
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ fi
 
 # Look for 64 bit target libraries in /lib64, /usr/lib64 etc., first.
 # Similarly, look for 32 bit libraries in /lib32, /usr/lib32 etc.
-case "$host":"$EMULATION_NAME" in
-  *le-*:*64lppc*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64 ;;
-  *le-*:*32lppc*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=32 ;;
-  *le-*:*64*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64be ;;
-  *le-*:*32*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=32be ;;
+case `echo "$target" | sed -e 's/-.*//'`:"$EMULATION_NAME" in
+  *le:*64lppc*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64 ;;
+  *le:*32lppc*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=32 ;;
+  *le:*64*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64be ;;
+  *le:*32*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=32be ;;
   *:*64lppc*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64le ;;
   *:*32lppc*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=32le ;;
   *:*64*) LIBPATH_SUFFIX=64 ;;