diff --git a/security/hs-cryptol/files/patch-__cabal__deps_criterion-measurement-0.2.3.0_cbits_cycles.c b/security/hs-cryptol/files/patch-__cabal__deps_criterion-measurement-0.2.3.0_cbits_cycles.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2669bdd6ffab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/hs-cryptol/files/patch-__cabal__deps_criterion-measurement-0.2.3.0_cbits_cycles.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- _cabal_deps/criterion-measurement-0.2.3.0/cbits/cycles.c.orig	2001-09-09 01:46:40 UTC
++++ _cabal_deps/criterion-measurement-0.2.3.0/cbits/cycles.c
+@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@
+   return result;
+ }
+ 
++#elif powerpc64le_HOST_ARCH || powerpc64_HOST_ARCH
++
++StgWord64 criterion_rdtsc(void)
++{
++  StgWord64 ret;
++  __asm__ __volatile__ ("mfspr %0, 268" : "=r"(ret));
++  return ret;
++}
++
+ #else
+ 
+ #error Unsupported OS/architecture/compiler!