diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index caaec1d4fd..d699636c15 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ func (t *tester) supportedBuildmode(mode string) bool {
 		return false
 	case "shared":
 		switch pair {
-		case "linux-amd64", "linux-arm":
+		case "linux-amd64", "linux-arm", "linux-ppc64le":
 			return true
 		}
 		return false