diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc.mk b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
index 1ecbf7e9b4..3050229176 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc.mk
@@ -225,9 +225,17 @@ endif
 ifneq ($(GCC_TARGET_FP32_MODE),)
 HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --with-fp-32="$(GCC_TARGET_FP32_MODE)"
 endif
+
+# musl/uClibc-ng does not work with biarch powerpc toolchains, we
+# need to configure gcc explicitely for 32 Bit for CPU's supporting
+# 64 Bit and 32 Bit
 ifneq ($(GCC_TARGET_CPU),)
+ifeq ($(BR2_powerpc),y)
+HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --with-cpu-32=$(GCC_TARGET_CPU)
+else
 HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --with-cpu=$(GCC_TARGET_CPU)
 endif
+endif
 
 ifneq ($(GCC_TARGET_FPU),)
 HOST_GCC_COMMON_CONF_OPTS += --with-fpu=$(GCC_TARGET_FPU)