diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
index 09f3cead3853..2103fc79c4ef 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/Makefile
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ endif
 # architectures where both are equal.
 
 # configure default variants for target kernel supported architectures
+XARCH_powerpc    = ppc
 XARCH            = $(or $(XARCH_$(ARCH)),$(ARCH))
 
 # map from user input variants to their kernel supported architectures
+ARCH_ppc         = powerpc
 ARCH            := $(or $(ARCH_$(XARCH)),$(XARCH))
 
 # kernel image names by architecture
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ IMAGE_x86        = arch/x86/boot/bzImage
 IMAGE_arm64      = arch/arm64/boot/Image
 IMAGE_arm        = arch/arm/boot/zImage
 IMAGE_mips       = vmlinuz
+IMAGE_ppc        = vmlinux
 IMAGE_riscv      = arch/riscv/boot/Image
 IMAGE_s390       = arch/s390/boot/bzImage
 IMAGE_loongarch  = arch/loongarch/boot/vmlinuz.efi
@@ -55,6 +58,7 @@ DEFCONFIG_x86        = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_arm64      = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_arm        = multi_v7_defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_mips       = malta_defconfig
+DEFCONFIG_ppc        = pmac32_defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_riscv      = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_s390       = defconfig
 DEFCONFIG_loongarch  = defconfig
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ QEMU_ARCH_x86        = x86_64
 QEMU_ARCH_arm64      = aarch64
 QEMU_ARCH_arm        = arm
 QEMU_ARCH_mips       = mipsel  # works with malta_defconfig
+QEMU_ARCH_ppc        = ppc
 QEMU_ARCH_riscv      = riscv64
 QEMU_ARCH_s390       = s390x
 QEMU_ARCH_loongarch  = loongarch64
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ QEMU_ARGS_x86        = -M pc -append "console=ttyS0,9600 i8042.noaux panic=-1 $(
 QEMU_ARGS_arm64      = -M virt -cpu cortex-a53 -append "panic=-1 $(TEST:%=NOLIBC_TEST=%)"
 QEMU_ARGS_arm        = -M virt -append "panic=-1 $(TEST:%=NOLIBC_TEST=%)"
 QEMU_ARGS_mips       = -M malta -append "panic=-1 $(TEST:%=NOLIBC_TEST=%)"
+QEMU_ARGS_ppc        = -M g3beige -append "console=ttyS0 panic=-1 $(TEST:%=NOLIBC_TEST=%)"
 QEMU_ARGS_riscv      = -M virt -append "console=ttyS0 panic=-1 $(TEST:%=NOLIBC_TEST=%)"
 QEMU_ARGS_s390       = -M s390-ccw-virtio -m 1G -append "console=ttyS0 panic=-1 $(TEST:%=NOLIBC_TEST=%)"
 QEMU_ARGS_loongarch  = -M virt -append "console=ttyS0,115200 panic=-1 $(TEST:%=NOLIBC_TEST=%)"
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ else
 Q=@
 endif
 
+CFLAGS_ppc = -m32 -mbig-endian -mno-vsx $(call cc-option,-mmultiple)
 CFLAGS_s390 = -m64
 CFLAGS_mips = -EL
 CFLAGS_STACKPROTECTOR ?= $(call cc-option,-mstack-protector-guard=global $(call cc-option,-fstack-protector-all))