diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 21428ffb35..68d9fb3bf2 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH), amd64)
 	BTLS_ARCH = true
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH), ppc64el)
+	CONF_FLAGS += --with-csc=mcs
+endif
 
 ifneq (,$(wildcard /usr/bin/gcc-4.7))
 	GCC := CC=/usr/bin/gcc-4.7 CXX=/usr/bin/g++-4.7