diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 36aed0e12f..eb9edb264e 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH), amd64)
 	BTLS_ARCH = true
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH), ppc64el)
+	CONF_FLAGS += --with-csc=mcs
+endif
 
 DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1
 include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk