diff --git a/templates/lxc-debian.in b/templates/lxc-debian.in
index e22b96289..6bdf02d6a 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-debian.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-debian.in
@@ -653,6 +653,8 @@ elif [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
     arch="amd64"
 elif [ "$arch" = "armv7l" ]; then
     arch="armhf"
+elif [ "$arch" = "ppc" ]; then
+    arch="powerpc"
 elif [ "$arch" = "ppc64le" ]; then
     arch="ppc64el"
 elif [ "$arch" = "mips" -a "$littleendian" = "yes" ]; then