diff --git a/src/lj_arch.h b/src/lj_arch.h
index 612c7303..8743babe 100644
--- a/src/lj_arch.h
+++ b/src/lj_arch.h
@@ -404,8 +404,8 @@
 #if !LJ_ARCH_PPC64 && LJ_ARCH_ENDIAN == LUAJIT_LE
 #error "No support for little-endian PPC32"
 #endif
-#if LJ_ARCH_PPC64
-#error "No support for PowerPC 64 bit mode (yet)"
+#if LJ_ARCH_PPC64 && LJ_ARCH_ENDIAN == LUAJIT_BE
+#error "No support for big-endian PPC64"
 #endif
 #ifdef __NO_FPRS__
 #error "No support for PPC/e500 anymore (use LuaJIT 2.0)"