diff --git a/package/kexec-tools/Makefile b/package/kexec-tools/Makefile
index 3f6137d3da..81ae9d37cd 100644
--- a/package/kexec-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/kexec-tools/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/kexec-tools
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
-  DEPENDS:=@armeb||@i386||@TARGET_ps3||@mipsel||@mips +zlib
+  DEPENDS:=@armeb||@i386||@powerpc64||@mipsel||@mips +zlib
   TITLE:=Kernel boots kernel
   URL:=http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/horms/kexec-tools/
   MENU:=1
diff --git a/package/kexec-tools/kexec-config.in b/package/kexec-tools/kexec-config.in
index 0910ac202e..7aa3f1db2e 100644
--- a/package/kexec-tools/kexec-config.in
+++ b/package/kexec-tools/kexec-config.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 config KEXEC_TOOLS_TARGET_NAME
 	string
 	prompt "Target name for kexec kernel" if PACKAGE_kexec-tools
-	default EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH_NAME	if TARGET_ps3
+	default EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH_NAME	if powerpc64
 	default ARCH
 	help
 	  Defines the target type of the kernels that kexec deals
diff --git a/scripts/metadata.pl b/scripts/metadata.pl
index e8850c937f..39304dfbe7 100755
--- a/scripts/metadata.pl
+++ b/scripts/metadata.pl
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ sub target_config_features(@) {
 		/cpiogz/ and $ret .= "\tselect USES_CPIOGZ\n";
 		/fpu/ and $ret .= "\tselect HAS_FPU\n";
 		/ramdisk/ and $ret .= "\tselect USES_INITRAMFS\n";
+		/powerpc64/ and $ret .= "\tselect powerpc64\n";
 	}
 	return $ret;
 }
diff --git a/target/Config.in b/target/Config.in
index 8bfeb83b27..ffd81d3f6c 100644
--- a/target/Config.in
+++ b/target/Config.in
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ config powerpc
 	select BIG_ENDIAN
 	bool
 
+config powerpc64
+	bool
+
 config sh3
 	bool
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ps3/Makefile b/target/linux/ps3/Makefile
index 64d8477199..b59e161582 100644
--- a/target/linux/ps3/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ps3/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=ps3
 BOARDNAME:=Sony PS3 Game Console
 MAINTAINER:=Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am.sony.com>
 SUBTARGETS=petitboot
+FEATURES+=powerpc64
 
 LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.28.10
 
diff --git a/target/linux/ps3/petitboot/target.mk b/target/linux/ps3/petitboot/target.mk
index 04ec11bb3e..845c4316d3 100644
--- a/target/linux/ps3/petitboot/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/ps3/petitboot/target.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 BOARDNAME:=Petitboot
-FEATURES:=fpu ramdisk
+FEATURES+=fpu ramdisk
 
 define Target/Description
 	Build Petitboot bootloader
diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index 6fc7b6fcec..f01b6c23b2 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ menuconfig TOOLCHAINOPTS
 menuconfig EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH
 	bool
 	prompt "Enable an extra toolchain target architecture" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
-	default y	if TARGET_ps3 || TARGET_pxcab
+	default y	if powerpc64 || TARGET_pxcab
 	default n
 	help
 	  Some builds may require a 'biarch' toolchain. This option
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ menuconfig EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH
 
 	config EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH_NAME
 		string
-		default "powerpc64"	if TARGET_ps3 || TARGET_pxcab
+		default "powerpc64"	if powerpc64 || TARGET_pxcab
 		prompt "Extra architecture name" if EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH
 		help
 		  Specify the cpu name (eg powerpc64 or x86_64) of the
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ menuconfig EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH
 
 	config EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH_OPTS
 		string
-		default "-m64"		if TARGET_ps3 || TARGET_pxcab
+		default "-m64"		if powerpc64 || TARGET_pxcab
 		prompt "Extra architecture compiler options" if EXTRA_TARGET_ARCH
 		help
 		  If you're specifying an addition target architecture,
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
index 41943c8cc8..6cbf2cdb63 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ choice
 	default GCC_VERSION_4_2_4 if TARGET_avr32
 	default GCC_VERSION_4_2_4 if TARGET_ppc40x
 	default GCC_VERSION_4_2_4 if TARGET_ppc44x
-	default GCC_VERSION_4_3_3 if TARGET_ps3_petitboot
+	default GCC_VERSION_4_3_3 if powerpc64
 	default GCC_VERSION_4_3_3 if TARGET_pxcab
 	default GCC_VERSION_4_3_3 if TARGET_etrax
 	default GCC_VERSION_4_3_3 if TARGET_coldfire
diff --git a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
index 53688c217a..5a0f668870 100644
--- a/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
+++ b/toolchain/gcc/Config.version
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if !TOOLCHAINOPTS
 		default y if TARGET_ppc44x
 
 	config GCC_VERSION_4_3_3
-		default y if TARGET_ps3_petitboot
+		default y if powerpc64
 		default y if TARGET_pxcab
 		default y if TARGET_etrax
 		default y if TARGET_coldfire