diff --git a/games/openarena/files/patch-Makefile b/games/openarena/files/patch-Makefile
index a68f3a1572a0..ff7c1da8d249 100644
--- a/games/openarena/files/patch-Makefile
+++ b/games/openarena/files/patch-Makefile
@@ -1,119 +1,127 @@
 --- Makefile.orig	2011-12-12 22:48:49 UTC
 +++ Makefile
 @@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ ifeq ($(COMPILE_PLATFORM),darwin)
    # Apple does some things a little differently...
    COMPILE_ARCH=$(shell uname -p | sed -e s/i.86/i386/)
  endif
 +ifeq ($(COMPILE_PLATFORM),freebsd)
 +  # FreeBSD does some things a little differently...
 +  COMPILE_ARCH=$(shell uname -p)
 +endif
  
  ifeq ($(COMPILE_PLATFORM),mingw32)
    ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),i386)
-@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@
+@@ -70,6 +74,9 @@ endif
  ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),powerpc64)
    COMPILE_ARCH=ppc64
  endif
 +ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),powerpc64le)
 +  COMPILE_ARCH=ppc64le
 +endif
-
+ 
  ifndef ARCH
  ARCH=$(COMPILE_ARCH)
-@@ -205,6 +209,8 @@ ifneq ($(BUILD_CLIENT),0)
+@@ -205,6 +212,8 @@ ifneq ($(BUILD_CLIENT),0)
      OPENAL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs openal)
      SDL_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags sdl|sed 's/-Dmain=SDL_main//')
      SDL_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs sdl)
 +    VORBIS_CFLAGS=$(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --cflags vorbis vorbisfile)
 +    VORBIS_LIBS=$(shell pkg-config --silence-errors --libs vorbis vorbisfile)
    endif
    # Use sdl-config if all else fails
    ifeq ($(SDL_CFLAGS),)
-@@ -570,9 +576,15 @@ else # ifeq mingw32
+@@ -570,9 +579,15 @@ else # ifeq mingw32
  
  ifeq ($(PLATFORM),freebsd)
  
 +  # system integration
 +  ifndef DEFAULT_LIBDIR
 +    DEFAULT_LIBDIR = /usr/local/lib/openarena
 +  endif
 +
    # flags
    BASE_CFLAGS = $(shell env MACHINE_ARCH=$(ARCH) make -f /dev/null -VCFLAGS) \
      -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing -Wimplicit -Wstrict-prototypes \
 +    -DDEFAULT_LIBDIR=\\\"$(DEFAULT_LIBDIR)\\\" \
      -DUSE_ICON -DMAP_ANONYMOUS=MAP_ANON
    CLIENT_CFLAGS = $(SDL_CFLAGS)
    SERVER_CFLAGS = 
-@@ -595,29 +607,26 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),freebsd)
+@@ -595,29 +610,26 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM),freebsd)
  
    # optional features/libraries
    ifeq ($(USE_OPENAL),1)
 -    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_OPENAL
 +    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_OPENAL $(OPENAL_CFLAGS)
 +    CLIENT_LIBS += $(THREAD_LIBS) $(OPENAL_LIBS)
      ifeq ($(USE_OPENAL_DLOPEN),1)
        CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_OPENAL_DLOPEN
 -      CLIENT_LIBS += $(THREAD_LIBS) -lopenal
      endif
    endif
  
    ifeq ($(USE_CURL),1)
 -    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_CURL
 +    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_CURL $(CURL_CFLAGS)
 +    CLIENT_LIBS += $(CURL_LIBS)
      ifeq ($(USE_CURL_DLOPEN),1)
        CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_CURL_DLOPEN
 -      CLIENT_LIBS += -lcurl
      endif
    endif
  
    ifeq ($(USE_CODEC_VORBIS),1)
 -    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_CODEC_VORBIS
 +    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_CODEC_VORBIS $(VORBIS_CFLAGS)
 +    CLIENT_LIBS += $(VORBIS_LIBS)
    endif
  
 -  ifeq ($(USE_CODEC_VORBIS),1)
 -    CLIENT_LIBS += -lvorbisfile -lvorbis -logg
 -  endif
 -
    # cross-compiling tweaks
    ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
      ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILING),1)
-@@ -897,7 +906,7 @@ ifeq ($(USE_VOIP),1)
+@@ -897,7 +909,7 @@ ifeq ($(USE_VOIP),1)
    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DUSE_VOIP
    SERVER_CFLAGS += -DUSE_VOIP
    ifeq ($(USE_INTERNAL_SPEEX),1)
 -    CLIENT_CFLAGS += -DFLOATING_POINT -DUSE_ALLOCA -I$(SPEEXDIR)/include
 +    CLIENT_CFLAGS := -I$(SPEEXDIR)/include -DFLOATING_POINT -DUSE_ALLOCA $(CLIENT_CFLAGS)
    else
      CLIENT_LIBS += -lspeex -lspeexdsp
    endif
-@@ -1564,9 +1576,12 @@
-   ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
+@@ -1561,12 +1573,15 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_VM_COMPILED),true)
+   ifeq ($(ARCH),amd64)
+     Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_x86_64.o $(B)/client/vm_x86_64_assembler.o
+   endif
+-  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
++  ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),ppc)
      Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/client/vm_powerpc_asm.o
    endif
 -  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc64)
 +  ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),ppc64)
      Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/client/vm_powerpc_asm.o
    endif
 +  ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),ppc64le)
 +    Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/client/vm_powerpc_asm.o
 +  endif
    ifeq ($(ARCH),sparc)
      Q3OBJ += $(B)/client/vm_sparc.o
    endif
-@@ -1732,7 +1747,10 @@
-   ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
+@@ -1729,10 +1744,13 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_VM_COMPILED),true)
+   ifeq ($(ARCH),amd64)
+     Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_x86_64.o $(B)/ded/vm_x86_64_assembler.o
+   endif
+-  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc)
++  ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),ppc)
      Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc_asm.o
    endif
 -  ifeq ($(ARCH),ppc64)
 +  ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),ppc64)
 +    Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc_asm.o
 +  endif
 +  ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),ppc64le)
      Q3DOBJ += $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc.o $(B)/ded/vm_powerpc_asm.o
    endif
    ifeq ($(ARCH),sparc)
diff --git a/games/openarena/files/patch-code_qcommon_q__platform.h b/games/openarena/files/patch-code_qcommon_q__platform.h
index 1cf318c2b6ba..241faa4dcaea 100644
--- a/games/openarena/files/patch-code_qcommon_q__platform.h
+++ b/games/openarena/files/patch-code_qcommon_q__platform.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 --- code/qcommon/q_platform.h.orig	2020-11-23 13:12:36 UTC
 +++ code/qcommon/q_platform.h
-@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston,
  #define ARCH_STRING "amd64"
  #elif defined __axp__
  #define ARCH_STRING "alpha"
 +#elif defined __powerpc64__
 +#define ARCH_STRING "ppc64"
++#elif defined __powerpc__
++#define ARCH_STRING "ppc"
  #endif
  
  #if BYTE_ORDER == BIG_ENDIAN