diff --git a/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src b/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src
index f1128662e0..847fe1f51f 100755
--- a/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src
+++ b/kernel-modules/build/prepare-src
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ cp -r "${DRIVER_DIR}/." "${DRIVER_SCRATCH}"
 module_version="$(get_module_version .)"
 echo "$module_version"
 
-if (($(compare_version "$module_version" "2.10.0") >= 1)); then
+if (($(compare_version "$module_version" "2.10.0") >= 1)) && [[ "$(uname -m)" != "ppc64le" ]]; then
     # Dont build drivers for versions 2.10 or newer
-    echo "Not building drivers for module version $module_version"
+    echo "Not building drivers for module version $module_version on $(uname -m)"
     exit 0
 fi