diff --git a/util/xcompile/xcompile b/util/xcompile/xcompile
index 4b9858099b..7f44df64f2 100755
--- a/util/xcompile/xcompile
+++ b/util/xcompile/xcompile
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ EOF
 }
 
 # Architecture definitions
-SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES="arm arm64 mipsel riscv x64 x86"
+SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES="arm arm64 mipsel riscv x64 x86 power8"
 
 arch_config_arm() {
 	TARCH="arm"
@@ -286,6 +286,16 @@ arch_config_mipsel() {
 	TENDIAN="EL"
 }
 
+arch_config_power8() {
+	TARCH="powerpc"
+	TBFDARCHS="powerpc"
+	TCLIST="powerpc"
+	TWIDTH="64"
+	TSUPP="power8"
+	TABI="elf"
+	CC_RT_EXTRA_GCC="-mcpu=power8"
+}
+
 test_architecture() {
 	local architecture=$1
 	local endian gccprefix search