diff --git a/Makefile.libretro b/Makefile.libretro
index 5d24a60..64d3c87 100644
--- a/Makefile.libretro
+++ b/Makefile.libretro
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ else ifneq ($(findstring MINGW,$(shell uname -a)),)
    platform = win
 else ifneq ($(findstring Darwin,$(shell uname -a)),)
    platform = osx
+   arch = intel
+ifeq ($(shell uname -p),powerpc)
+   arch = ppc
+endif
 else ifneq ($(findstring win,$(shell uname -a)),)
    platform = win
 endif
@@ -22,6 +26,10 @@ EXE_EXT = .exe
    system_platform = win
 else ifneq ($(findstring Darwin,$(shell uname -a)),)
    system_platform = osx
+   arch = intel
+ifeq ($(shell uname -p),powerpc)
+   arch = ppc
+endif
 else ifneq ($(findstring MINGW,$(shell uname -a)),)
    system_platform = win
 endif
@@ -36,9 +44,12 @@ ifeq ($(platform), unix)
    ZLIB_DIR := ./src/zlib
 else ifeq ($(platform), osx)
    TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME)_libretro.dylib
-   fpic := -fPIC -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
+   fpic := -fPIC
    SHARED := -dynamiclib
+ifneq ($(arch),ppc)
+   fpic += -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
    ENDIANNESS_DEFINES = -DLSB_FIRST -DLOCAL_LE=1
+endif
    CFLAGS += -DHAVE_ASPRINTF
    ZLIB_DIR := ./src/zlib
 else ifeq ($(platform), qnx)