diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
index 456bacb106b1..6cf0cb57be4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-cross.nix
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ in
 
   avr = mapTestOnCross lib.systems.examples.avr embedded;
   arm-embedded = mapTestOnCross lib.systems.examples.arm-embedded embedded;
-  powerpc-embedded = mapTestOnCross lib.systems.examples.powerpc-embedded embedded;
+  powerpc-embedded = mapTestOnCross lib.systems.examples.ppc-embedded embedded;
   aarch64-embedded = mapTestOnCross lib.systems.examples.aarch64-embedded embedded;
   i686-embedded = mapTestOnCross lib.systems.examples.i686-embedded embedded;
   x86_64-embedded = mapTestOnCross lib.systems.examples.x86_64-embedded embedded;