diff --git a/guix/utils.scm b/guix/utils.scm
index 32fcff72ea..3f253d6cd8 100644
--- a/guix/utils.scm
+++ b/guix/utils.scm
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ (define-module (guix utils)
             target-aarch64?
             target-arm?
             target-ppc32?
+            target-ppc64le?
             target-powerpc?
             target-64bit?
             cc-for-target
@@ -695,6 +696,10 @@ (define* (target-ppc32? #:optional (target (or (%current-target-system)
                                                (%current-system))))
   (string-prefix? "powerpc-" target))
 
+(define* (target-ppc64le? #:optional (target (or (%current-target-system)
+                                               (%current-system))))
+  (string-prefix? "powerpc64le-" target))
+
 (define* (target-powerpc? #:optional (target (or (%current-target-system)
                                                  (%current-system))))
   (string-prefix? "powerpc" target))