diff --git a/sys/arch/powerpc/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/arch/powerpc/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index c29ee4073660..a593eb7fc845 100644
--- a/sys/arch/powerpc/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/arch/powerpc/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile.powerpc,v 1.22 2002/04/18 20:08:09 matt Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: Makefile.powerpc,v 1.23 2002/05/19 18:57:33 augustss Exp $
 #
 # Makefile for NetBSD
 #
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ SYSTEM_LD_TAIL_EXTRA=; \
 		${OBJCOPY} -v -O srec $@ $@.srec
 .endif
 
+.if defined(NEED_BINARY)
+SYSTEM_LD_TAIL_EXTRA=; \
+		${OBJCOPY} -v -O binary $@ $@.bin
+.endif
+
 ##
 ## (6) port specific target dependencies
 ##