diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-2277 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-2277
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d609b456c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-2277
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Add support for ppc64le
+
+Adds support for ppc64le, the processor architecture from IBM.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/2277
diff --git a/helpers/build-release-binaries/main.go b/helpers/build-release-binaries/main.go
index 95ca76617..404527507 100644
--- a/helpers/build-release-binaries/main.go
+++ b/helpers/build-release-binaries/main.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func buildTargets(sourceDir, outputDir string, targets map[string][]string) {
 var defaultBuildTargets = map[string][]string{
 	"darwin":  []string{"386", "amd64"},
 	"freebsd": []string{"386", "amd64", "arm"},
-	"linux":   []string{"386", "amd64", "arm", "arm64"},
+	"linux":   []string{"386", "amd64", "arm", "arm64", "ppc64le"},
 	"openbsd": []string{"386", "amd64"},
 	"windows": []string{"386", "amd64"},
 }
diff --git a/run_integration_tests.go b/run_integration_tests.go
index 0a94dbb60..c1281a3ac 100644
--- a/run_integration_tests.go
+++ b/run_integration_tests.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func (env *TravisEnvironment) Prepare() error {
 				"openbsd/386", "openbsd/amd64",
 				"netbsd/386", "netbsd/amd64",
 				"linux/arm", "freebsd/arm",
+				"linux/ppc64le",
 			}
 
 			if os.Getenv("RESTIC_BUILD_SOLARIS") == "0" {