diff --git a/cmake/onnxruntime_mlas.cmake b/cmake/onnxruntime_mlas.cmake
index 398c14442d..fa468d1ace 100644
--- a/cmake/onnxruntime_mlas.cmake
+++ b/cmake/onnxruntime_mlas.cmake
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ else()
       set(ARM TRUE)
     elseif(dumpmachine_output MATCHES "^aarch64.*")
       set(ARM64 TRUE)
-    elseif(dumpmachine_output MATCHES "^powerpc.*")
+    elseif(dumpmachine_output MATCHES "^(powerpc.*|ppc.*)")
       set(POWER TRUE)
     elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(i.86|x86?)$")
       set(X86 TRUE)