diff --git a/lustre/include/linux/lustre_user.h b/lustre/include/linux/lustre_user.h
index 3568cb52ddee4d2efb717b6bd9eb2b1d9fea0816..b44679ece6128565ef770a422931e2660bf10aa9 100644
--- a/lustre/include/linux/lustre_user.h
+++ b/lustre/include/linux/lustre_user.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__ia64__) || defined(__ppc64__) || \
-    defined(__craynv) || defined (__mips64__)
+    defined(__craynv) || defined (__mips64__) || defined(__powerpc64__)
 typedef struct stat     lstat_t;
 #define lstat_f         lstat
 #define HAVE_LOV_USER_MDS_DATA