diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile b/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile
index 546f0783ad..03276b1175 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ GENERATED_FILES := $(GENERATED_CODE)
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := default
 
+ifeq ($(ARCH), ppc64le)
+default build check test vendor:
+	@echo "Building kata-ctl on $(ARCH) is currently being skipped"
+	exit 0
+else
+
 default: $(TARGET) build
 
 $(TARGET): $(GENERATED_CODE)
@@ -60,6 +66,8 @@ install:
 
 check: $(GENERATED_CODE) standard_rust_check
 
+endif
+
 .PHONY: \
 	build \
 	check \