diff --git a/distribution/archives/build.gradle b/distribution/archives/build.gradle
index 759e17be73278..c106f930b0b95 100644
--- a/distribution/archives/build.gradle
+++ b/distribution/archives/build.gradle
@@ -157,11 +157,16 @@ distribution_archives {
       archiveFiles(modulesFiles('linux-arm64'), 'tar', 'linux', 'arm64', false)
     }
   }
-  
-  // Should really be `no-jdk-linux-ppc64le` as it ships without a JDK, however it seems that the build can't handle
-  // the absence of the `linux-ppc64le` target.
+
   linuxPpc64leTar {
     archiveClassifier = 'linux-ppc64le'
+    content {
+      archiveFiles(modulesFiles('linux-ppc64le'), 'tar', 'linux', 'ppc64le', true)
+    }
+  }
+
+ noJdkLinuxPpc64leTar {
+    archiveClassifier = 'no-jdk-linux-ppc64le'
     content {
       archiveFiles(modulesFiles('linux-ppc64le'), 'tar', 'linux', 'ppc64le', false)
     }
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e368aedc2ba6a..5bfacfdbffc0d 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ List projects = [
   'distribution:archives:linux-arm64-tar',
   'distribution:archives:no-jdk-linux-arm64-tar',
   'distribution:archives:linux-ppc64le-tar',
+  'distribution:archives:no-jdk-linux-ppc64le-tar',
   'distribution:archives:linux-tar',
   'distribution:archives:no-jdk-linux-tar',
   'distribution:docker',