diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
index e6f817b5a6..2da9e29e82 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
@@ -33,15 +33,11 @@ test:
 	exit 0
 install: install-runtime install-configs
 else ifeq ($(ARCH), powerpc64le)
-default:
-	@echo "PowerPC 64 LE is not currently supported"
-	exit 0
+default: runtime show-header
 test:
-	@echo "PowerPC 64 LE is not currently supported"
-	exit 0
-install:
-	@echo "PowerPC 64 LE is not currently supported"
+	@echo "powerpc64le is not currently supported"
 	exit 0
+install: install-runtime install-configs
 else ifeq ($(ARCH), riscv64gc)
 default: runtime show-header
 test:
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/arch/powerpc64le-options.mk b/src/runtime-rs/arch/powerpc64le-options.mk
index 457b0a900e..cedac93463 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/arch/powerpc64le-options.mk
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/arch/powerpc64le-options.mk
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 MACHINETYPE := pseries
 KERNELPARAMS := cgroup_no_v1=all systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=1
 MACHINEACCELERATORS := "cap-cfpc=broken,cap-sbbc=broken,cap-ibs=broken,cap-large-decr=off,cap-ccf-assist=off"
-CPUFEATURES := pmu=off
+CPUFEATURES :=
 
 QEMUCMD := qemu-system-ppc64
-
-# dragonball binary name
-DBCMD := dragonball