diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
index 2db8cc691bf49..215c3c269617f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/setup.c
@@ -510,7 +510,11 @@ static void __init pSeries_setup_arch(void)
 static int __init pSeries_init_panel(void)
 {
 	/* Manually leave the kernel version on the panel. */
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN__
 	ppc_md.progress("Linux ppc64\n", 0);
+#else
+	ppc_md.progress("Linux ppc64le\n", 0);
+#endif
 	ppc_md.progress(init_utsname()->version, 0);
 
 	return 0;