diff --git a/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c b/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c
index a621418178..735e7f7822 100644
--- a/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c
+++ b/src/detection/cpu/cpu_linux.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ FF_MAYBE_UNUSED static const char* detectCPUOthers(const FFCPUOptions* options,
 
     #if __ANDROID__
     detectAndroid(cpu);
-    #else
+    #elif !__powerpc__ && !__powerpc
     detectSocName(cpu);
     #endif