diff --git a/crypto/cpu-ppc64le.c b/crypto/cpu-ppc64le.c
index c431c81..54571bd 100644
--- a/crypto/cpu-ppc64le.c
+++ b/crypto/cpu-ppc64le.c
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@
 #define PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_VCRYPTO 0x02000000
 #endif
 
-static unsigned long g_ppc64le_hwcap2 = 0;
-
 void OPENSSL_cpuid_setup(void) {
-  g_ppc64le_hwcap2 = getauxval(AT_HWCAP2);
+  OPENSSL_ppc64le_hwcap2 = getauxval(AT_HWCAP2);
 }
 
 int CRYPTO_is_PPC64LE_vcrypto_capable(void) {
-  return (g_ppc64le_hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_VCRYPTO) != 0;
+  return (OPENSSL_ppc64le_hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_HAS_VCRYPTO) != 0;
 }
 
 #endif  /* OPENSSL_PPC64LE */
diff --git a/crypto/crypto.c b/crypto/crypto.c
index c32f514..174c74a 100644
--- a/crypto/crypto.c
+++ b/crypto/crypto.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
  * far, the init constructor function only sets the capability variables. */
 
 #if defined(OPENSSL_X86) || defined(OPENSSL_X86_64)
+
 /* This value must be explicitly initialised to zero in order to work around a
  * bug in libtool or the linker on OS X.
  *
@@ -57,6 +58,11 @@
  * initialising it to zero, it becomes a "data symbol", which isn't so
  * affected. */
 uint32_t OPENSSL_ia32cap_P[4] = {0};
+
+#elif defined(OPENSSL_PPC64LE)
+
+unsigned long OPENSSL_ppc64le_hwcap2 = 0;
+
 #elif defined(OPENSSL_ARM) || defined(OPENSSL_AARCH64)
 
 #include <openssl/arm_arch.h>
diff --git a/include/openssl/cpu.h b/include/openssl/cpu.h
index 457a476..1a4294a 100644
--- a/include/openssl/cpu.h
+++ b/include/openssl/cpu.h
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@
  * the Vector.AES category of instructions. */
 int CRYPTO_is_PPC64LE_vcrypto_capable(void);
 
+extern unsigned long OPENSSL_ppc64le_hwcap2;
+
 #endif  /* OPENSSL_PPC64LE */