diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix
index a3ecf1a3166d..411220870e1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/luajit/default.nix
@@ -127,8 +127,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://luajit.org/";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
-    # See https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/628
-    badPlatforms = [ "riscv64-linux" "riscv64-linux" ];
+    badPlatforms = [
+      "riscv64-linux" "riscv64-linux" # See https://github.com/LuaJIT/LuaJIT/issues/628
+      "powerpc64le-linux"             # `#error "No support for PPC64"`
+    ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ thoughtpolice smironov vcunat lblasc ];
   } // extraMeta;
 }