diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4cc0d2ea..51173c63 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+llvm-toolchain-16 (1:16.0.6-12) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  [ John Paul Adrian Glaubitz ]
+  * Disable wasm support on powerpc and powerpcspe
+
+ -- John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>  Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:34:13 +0200
+
 llvm-toolchain-16 (1:16.0.6-11) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/patches/D158066.patch:
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index f1123ee0..56680dfc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ ifeq (,$(filter-out $(LIBCXX_WASM_DISABLE_DISTRO), $(DISTRO)))
   LIBCXX_WASM_ENABLE=no
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH),powerpc powerpcspe))
+  LIBCXX_WASM_ENABLE=no
+endif
+
 LLD_ENABLE=yes
 
 ifneq (,$(filter $(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS),linux))