diff --git a/biology/bolt-lmm/Makefile b/biology/bolt-lmm/Makefile
index 905343171cef..2ecc52e82c52 100644
--- a/biology/bolt-lmm/Makefile
+++ b/biology/bolt-lmm/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ INSTALL_WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${DISTNAME}/src
 CXXFLAGS_i386=		-DUSE_SSE -msse -msse2
 CXXFLAGS_amd64=		-DUSE_SSE
 CXXFLAGS_powerpc64=	-DNO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS -mvsx
+CXXFLAGS_powerpc64le=	-DNO_WARN_X86_INTRINSICS -mvsx
 MAKE_ARGS=		BOOST_INSTALL_DIR=${LOCALBASE} \
 			NLOPT_INSTALL_DIR=${LOCALBASE} \
 			ZLIB_STATIC_DIR=/usr/lib \