diff --git a/Makefile.libretro b/Makefile.libretro
index db398e2..bdd204a 100644
--- a/Makefile.libretro
+++ b/Makefile.libretro
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ 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,$(shell uname -a)),)
    platform = win
 endif
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@ EXE_EXT = .exe
    system_platform = win
 else ifneq ($(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
@@ -43,9 +51,12 @@ ifeq ($(platform), unix)
    PLATFORM_DEFINES := -DHAVE_ZLIB
 else ifeq ($(platform), osx)
    TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME)_libretro.dylib
-   fpic := -fPIC -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
+   fpic := -fPIC 
    SHARED := -dynamiclib -lz
+ifneq ($(arch),ppc)
+   fpic += -mmacosx-version-min=10.6
    ENDIANNESS_DEFINES := -DLSB_FIRST
+endif
    PLATFORM_DEFINES := -DHAVE_ZLIB
 else ifeq ($(platform), ios)
    TARGET := $(TARGET_NAME)_libretro_ios.dylib