diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index fa9589e803966c..4c643398ac222b 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@
             'cflags': [ '-gxcoff' ],
             'ldflags': [ '-Wl,-bbigtoc' ],
             'conditions': [
+              ['target_arch=="ppc64"', {
+                'ldflags': [
+                  '-Wl,-blibpath:/usr/lib:/lib:'
+                    '/opt/freeware/lib/pthread/ppc64'
+                ],
+              }],
+              ['target_arch=="ppc"', {
+                'ldflags': [
+                  '-Wl,-blibpath:/usr/lib:/lib:/opt/freeware/lib/pthread'
+                ],
+              }],
               ['"<(real_os_name)"=="OS400"', {
                 'ldflags': [
                   '-Wl,-blibpath:/QOpenSys/pkgs/lib:/QOpenSys/usr/lib',
@@ -421,11 +432,18 @@
             'variables': {'real_os_name': '<!(uname -s)',},
             'conditions': [
               [ 'target_arch=="ppc"', {
-                'ldflags': [ '-Wl,-bmaxdata:0x60000000/dsa' ],
+                'ldflags': [
+                  '-Wl,-bmaxdata:0x60000000/dsa',
+                  '-Wl,-blibpath:/usr/lib:/lib:/opt/freeware/lib/pthread',
+                 ],
               }],
               [ 'target_arch=="ppc64"', {
                 'cflags': [ '-maix64' ],
-                'ldflags': [ '-maix64' ],
+                'ldflags': [
+                  '-maix64',
+                  '-Wl,-blibpath:/usr/lib:/lib:'
+                    '/opt/freeware/lib/pthread/ppc64',
+                ],
               }],
               ['"<(real_os_name)"=="OS400"', {
                 'ldflags': [