diff --git a/src/system/kernel/Jamfile b/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
index b51b335687..313cde708e 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/kernel/Jamfile
@@ -56,11 +56,19 @@ Includes [ FGristFiles syscalls.cpp ]
 	  <syscalls>syscall_numbers.h
 ;
 
+# TODO: fix or update binutils for ppc, in the meantime this should get things going.
+local linkHackLdFlags ;
+if $(TARGET_ARCH) = ppc {
+	linkHackLdFlags = -Bdynamic ;
+} else {
+	linkHackLdFlags = -shared -Bdynamic ;
+}
+
 KernelLd linkhack.so :
 	<$(SOURCE_GRIST)>linkhack.o
 	:
 	:
-	-shared -Bdynamic
+	$(linkHackLdFlags)
 ;
 
 KernelLd kernel_$(TARGET_ARCH) :