--- Makefile.orig
+++ Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 BROKEN_armv6=		fails to compile: crt1.c: undefined reference to main
 BROKEN_armv7=		fails to compile: crt1.c: undefined reference to main
 BROKEN_mips64=		fails to build: build.sh: clang: not found
-BROKEN_powerpc64=	fails to build: build.sh: clang: not found
 BROKEN_sparc64=		fails to build: build.sh: clang: not found
 
 TOOLS_DESC=	Build and install nimgrep and nimsuggest
@@ -31,9 +30,17 @@
 
 TLIST=	nimgrep nimsuggest
 
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ${ARCH} == "powerpc64"
+.  if ${PPC_ABI} == ELFv1 
+ EXTRA_PATCHES=	${PATCHDIR}/elfv1-*
+.  endif
+.endif
+
 post-patch:
-.if ${COMPILER_TYPE} == clang
-	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/cc =/s/gcc/clang/' ${WRKSRC}/config/nim.cfg
+.if ${PPC_ABI} == ELFv1
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e '/cc =/s/clang/gcc/' ${WRKSRC}/config/nim.cfg
 .endif
 
 do-build:
--- files/elfv1-patch-build.sh.orig
+++ files/elfv1-patch-build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- build.sh.orig	2019-10-24 12:53:39 UTC
++++ build.sh
+@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@
+     ;;
+   *freebsd* )
+     myos="freebsd"
+-    CC="clang"
++    if [ "$ucpu" = "powerpc" ] ; then
++      CC="gcc"
++	else
++      CC="clang"
++    fi
+     LINK_FLAGS="$LINK_FLAGS -lm"
+     ;;
+   *openbsd* )