diff --git a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64le.xml b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
similarity index 98%
rename from tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64le.xml
rename to tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
index 5b986e52f7..98c72d36de 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64le.xml
+++ b/tests/domaincapsschemadata/qemu_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64</path>
   <domain>kvm</domain>
   <machine>pseries-2.6</machine>
-  <arch>ppc64le</arch>
+  <arch>ppc64</arch>
   <vcpu max='255'/>
   <os supported='yes'>
     <loader supported='yes'>
diff --git a/tests/domaincapstest.c b/tests/domaincapstest.c
index b997e6542d..76494a01ca 100644
--- a/tests/domaincapstest.c
+++ b/tests/domaincapstest.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ mymain(void)
 
     DO_TEST_QEMU("2.6.0", "caps_2.6.0",
                  "/usr/bin/qemu-system-ppc64", NULL,
-                 "ppc64le", VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
+                 "ppc64", VIR_DOMAIN_VIRT_KVM);
 
     DO_TEST_QEMU("2.8.0", "caps_2.8.0",
                  "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64", NULL,
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64le.replies b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.replies
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64le.replies
rename to tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.replies
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64le.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64le.xml
rename to tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.6.0.ppc64.xml
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64le.replies b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.replies
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64le.replies
rename to tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.replies
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64le.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64le.xml
rename to tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.9.0.ppc64.xml
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiestest.c b/tests/qemucapabilitiestest.c
index 5d198baf44..e2f1cc4cc4 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiestest.c
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiestest.c
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("aarch64", "caps_2.6.0-gicv3");
     DO_TEST("aarch64", "caps_2.10.0-gicv2");
     DO_TEST("aarch64", "caps_2.10.0-gicv3");
-    DO_TEST("ppc64le", "caps_2.6.0");
-    DO_TEST("ppc64le", "caps_2.9.0");
+    DO_TEST("ppc64", "caps_2.6.0");
+    DO_TEST("ppc64", "caps_2.9.0");
     DO_TEST("s390x", "caps_2.7.0");
     DO_TEST("s390x", "caps_2.8.0");
     DO_TEST("s390x", "caps_2.9.0");