diff --git a/src/runtime/arch/ppc64le-options.mk b/src/runtime/arch/ppc64le-options.mk
index a309ca51db..9ce0a253cb 100644
--- a/src/runtime/arch/ppc64le-options.mk
+++ b/src/runtime/arch/ppc64le-options.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 
 MACHINETYPE := pseries
 KERNELPARAMS :=
-MACHINEACCELERATORS :=
+MACHINEACCELERATORS := "cap-cfpc=broken,cap-sbbc=broken,cap-ibs=broken,cap-large-decr=off,cap-ccf-assist=off"
 KERNELTYPE := uncompressed #This architecture must use an uncompressed kernel.
-QEMUCMD := qemu-system-ppc64le
+QEMUCMD := qemu-system-ppc64
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
index 948642d52d..fdddadcf26 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ type qemuPPC64le struct {
 	qemuArchBase
 }
 
-const defaultQemuPath = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64le"
+const defaultQemuPath = "/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64"
 
 const defaultQemuMachineType = QemuPseries
 
-const defaultQemuMachineOptions = "accel=kvm,usb=off,cap-cfpc=broken,cap-sbbc=broken,cap-ibs=broken,cap-large-decr=off"
+const defaultQemuMachineOptions = "accel=kvm,usb=off"
 
 const defaultMemMaxPPC64le = 32256 // Restrict MemMax to 32Gb on PPC64le