diff --git a/TargetList.txt b/TargetList.txt
index 0a9d8b40c..b2878ba32 100644
--- a/TargetList.txt
+++ b/TargetList.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ NANO
 POWER4
 POWER5
 POWER6
+POWER7
+POWER8
 PPCG4
 PPC970
 PPC970MP
diff --git a/cpuid_power.c b/cpuid_power.c
index 2fc333dd2..366c6ed08 100644
--- a/cpuid_power.c
+++ b/cpuid_power.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ int detect(void){
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER5", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER5;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER6", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER6;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER7", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER6;
+  if (!strncasecmp(p, "POWER8", 6)) return CPUTYPE_POWER6;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "Cell",   4)) return CPUTYPE_CELL;
   if (!strncasecmp(p, "7447",   4)) return CPUTYPE_PPCG4;
 
diff --git a/getarch.c b/getarch.c
index d6ecaeb62..d56a37a7a 100644
--- a/getarch.c
+++ b/getarch.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 /* #define FORCE_POWER4		*/
 /* #define FORCE_POWER5		*/
 /* #define FORCE_POWER6		*/
+/* #define FORCE_POWER7		*/
+/* #define FORCE_POWER8		*/
 /* #define FORCE_PPCG4		*/
 /* #define FORCE_PPC970		*/
 /* #define FORCE_PPC970MP	*/
@@ -546,7 +548,7 @@ USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define CORENAME  "POWER5"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef FORCE_POWER6
+#if defined(FORCE_POWER6) || defined(FORCE_POWER7) || defined(FORCE_POWER8)
 #define FORCE
 #define ARCHITECTURE    "POWER"
 #define SUBARCHITECTURE "POWER6"