--- a/m4/ax_boost_base.m4

+++ b/m4/ax_boost_base.m4

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if test "x$want_boost" = "xyes"; then

     libsubdirs="lib"

     ax_arch=`uname -m`

     case $ax_arch in

-      x86_64|ppc64|s390x|sparc64|aarch64)

+      x86_64|ppc64|ppc64le|s390x|sparc64|aarch64)

         libsubdirs="lib64 lib lib64"

         ;;

     esac