diff --git a/package/webkit/Config.in b/package/webkit/Config.in
index 45f2058f8d..0486490a26 100644
--- a/package/webkit/Config.in
+++ b/package/webkit/Config.in
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKIT_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	default y if (BR2_arm || BR2_armeb) && \
 		!(BR2_arm7tdmi || BR2_arm720t || BR2_arm920t || BR2_arm922t || BR2_fa526)
 	default y if BR2_i386 || BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || \
-		BR2_powerpc || BR2_sh || BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64
+		BR2_sh || BR2_sparc || BR2_x86_64
+
+# disabled on powerpc due to bug https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=113638
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKIT
 	bool "webkit"