diff --git a/inventory/builders b/inventory/builders
index 825fa4bba5..27aa49b4e8 100644
--- a/inventory/builders
+++ b/inventory/builders
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ buildvm-ppc64-03.qa.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-ppc64-04.qa.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-ppc64-07.qa.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-ppc64-08.qa.fedoraproject.org
+
+[buildvm-ppc64le]
 buildvm-ppc64le-03.qa.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-ppc64le-04.qa.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-ppc64le-07.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -226,6 +228,7 @@ arm04-builder01.arm.fedoraproject.org
 buildhw
 buildvm
 buildvm-ppc64
+buildvm-ppc64le
 buildppc
 buildarm
 buildaarch64
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-ppc64 b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-ppc64
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d1b5b0826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-ppc64
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+# common items for the buildvm-* koji builders
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+lvm_size: 150000
+mem_size: 10240
+num_cpus: 4
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-fedora-21-ppc64
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/21/Server/ppc64/os/
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.124.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+virt_install_command: virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
+                 --arch=ppc64 --graphics none --serial pty
+                 --disk bus=virtio,path={{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}
+                 --vcpus={{ num_cpus }}  -l {{ ks_repo }} -x
+                 "ksdevice=eth0 ks={{ ks_url }} console=tty0 console=hvc0
+                  hostname={{ inventory_hostname }} nameserver={{ dns }} 
+                  ip={{ eth0_ip }}::{{ gw }}:{{ nm }}:{{ inventory_hostname }}:eth0:none" 
+                 --network=bridge=br0,model=virtio --autostart --noautoconsole; sleep 5
+
+# for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
+# the host_vars/$hostname file
+host_group: kojibuilder
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-releng,sysadmin-secondary
+sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/arm-releng-sudoers"
+
+koji_server_url: "http://ppc.koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
+koji_weburl: "http://ppc.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji"
+koji_topurl: "http://ppcpkgs.fedoraproject.org/"
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-ppc64le b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-ppc64le
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1781ab13ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-ppc64le
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+# common items for the buildvm-* koji builders
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+lvm_size: 150000
+mem_size: 10240
+num_cpus: 4
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-fedora-21-ppc64le
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/21/Server/ppc64le/os/
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.124.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+virt_install_command: virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
+                 --arch=ppc64le --graphics none --serial pty
+                 --disk bus=virtio,path={{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}
+                 --vcpus={{ num_cpus }}  -l {{ ks_repo }} -x
+                 "ksdevice=eth0 ks={{ ks_url }} console=tty0 console=hvc0
+                  hostname={{ inventory_hostname }} nameserver={{ dns }} 
+                  ip={{ eth0_ip }}::{{ gw }}:{{ nm }}:{{ inventory_hostname }}:eth0:none" 
+                 --network=bridge=br0,model=virtio --autostart --noautoconsole; sleep 5
+
+# for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
+# the host_vars/$hostname file
+host_group: kojibuilder
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-releng,sysadmin-secondary
+sudoers: "{{ private }}/files/sudo/arm-releng-sudoers"
+
+koji_server_url: "http://ppc.koji.fedoraproject.org/kojihub"
+koji_weburl: "http://ppc.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji"
+koji_topurl: "http://ppcpkgs.fedoraproject.org/"
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index 5fa048d23d..48673afdcf 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 # NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this builder on the buildvmhost
 # NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/buildvm or from hostvars
 
-- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=buildvm:buildvm-stg:buildvm-ppc64"
+- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=buildvm:buildvm-stg:buildvm-ppc64:buildvm-ppc64le"
 
 - name: make koji builder(s)
-  hosts: buildvm:buildvm-stg:buildvm-ppc64
+  hosts: buildvm:buildvm-stg:buildvm-ppc64:buildvm-ppc64le
   user: root
   gather_facts: True