diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
index 4774c2f..396d21a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
-#define COMPAT_USER_HZ	100
+#define COMPAT_USER_HZ		100
+#define COMPAT_UTS_MACHINE	"ppc\0\0"
 
 typedef u32		compat_size_t;
 typedef s32		compat_ssize_t;