diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-files/powerpc64.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-files/powerpc64.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..65bb1c454ff69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/bootstrap-files/powerpc64.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# Files came from this Hydra build:
+#
+#   https://hydra.nixos.org/build/178153111
+#
+# Which used nixpkgs revision 7c7d71d90e7d715847809a65fa2463c668e58ab3
+# to instantiate:
+#
+#   /nix/store/2cvsxg39jq2j119cx349zybibv3p0ns9-stdenv-bootstrap-tools-powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu.drv
+#
+# and then built:
+#
+#   /nix/store/c8c3qa2bpmi0j6zx8xg2ylz9q0wixq3z-stdenv-bootstrap-tools-powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu
+#
+{
+  busybox = import <nix/fetchurl.nix> {
+    url = "http://tarballs.nixos.org/stdenv-linux/powerpc64/7c7d71d90e7d715847809a65fa2463c668e58ab3/busybox";
+    hash = "sha256-oxKpW9QJ4CjXdQWwYOKkCRgjhRj91+1GSHAf5uFX44Q=";
+    executable = true;
+  };
+  bootstrapTools = import <nix/fetchurl.nix> {
+    url = "http://tarballs.nixos.org/stdenv-linux/powerpc64/7c7d71d90e7d715847809a65fa2463c668e58ab3/bootstrap-tools.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-GAvEC7Ow1FQKO3jLdf5nFXvJAvOqcM90kUEhHWJh+FY=";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index 712d1b001c1ae..342d1d5201d25 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
       aarch64-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/aarch64.nix;
       mipsel-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/loongson2f.nix;
       powerpc64le-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/powerpc64le.nix;
+      powerpc64-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/powerpc64.nix;
       riscv64-linux = import ./bootstrap-files/riscv64.nix;
     };
     musl = {