diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-files/powerpc64le.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-files/powerpc64le.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f09a6b60a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-files/powerpc64le.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# Files came from this Hydra build:
+#
+#   https://hydra.nixos.org/build/172142499
+#
+# Which used nixpkgs revision 49a83445c28c4ffb8a1a90a1f68e6150ea48893b
+# to instantiate:
+#
+#   /nix/store/gj272sd56gsj6qpyzh4njpfzwdhviliz-stdenv-bootstrap-tools-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu.drv
+#
+# and then built:
+#
+#   /nix/store/n81pljbd8m0xgypm84krc2bnvqgjrfxx-stdenv-bootstrap-tools-powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu
+#
+{
+  busybox = import <nix/fetchurl.nix> {
+    url = "http://tarballs.nixos.org/stdenv-linux/powerpc64le/49a83445c28c4ffb8a1a90a1f68e6150ea48893b/busybox";
+    sha256 = "sha256-UscnfGKOZAKLkPcRtwrbT5Uj8m3Kj9jhkKp9MUc1eCY=";
+    executable = true;
+  };
+  bootstrapTools =import <nix/fetchurl.nix> {
+    url = "http://tarballs.nixos.org/stdenv-linux/powerpc64le/49a83445c28c4ffb8a1a90a1f68e6150ea48893b/bootstrap-tools.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-A20GKGn3rM8K2JcU0SApRp3+avUE+bIm1h632AitRzU=";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index d2c28b97ff93..822b69642f21 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       armv7l-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/armv7l.nix;
       aarch64-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/aarch64.nix;
       mipsel-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/loongson2f.nix;
+      powerpc64le-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/powerpc64le.nix;
       riscv64-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/riscv64.nix;
     };
     musl = {