diff --git a/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile b/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
index a182c83c1f..6e02fe9888 100644
--- a/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
+++ b/toolchain/kernel-headers/Makefile
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ define Build/Configure/cris
 endef
 
 define Build/Configure/powerpc
-	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-ppc/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-powerpc/
-	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-ppc
-	ln -s $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-powerpc $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-ppc
+	if [ -d $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-ppc ]; then \
+		$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-ppc/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-powerpc/; \
+		rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-ppc; \
+		ln -s $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-powerpc $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/asm-ppc; \
+	fi
 endef
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring uml,$(BOARD)))