diff --git a/profiles/default/linux/ppc/17.0/developer/eapi b/profiles/default/linux/ppc/17.0/developer/eapi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7ed6ff82de6bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/ppc/17.0/developer/eapi
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5
diff --git a/profiles/default/linux/ppc/17.0/developer/parent b/profiles/default/linux/ppc/17.0/developer/parent
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c893748ce711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/default/linux/ppc/17.0/developer/parent
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+..
+../../../../../targets/developer
diff --git a/profiles/profiles.desc b/profiles/profiles.desc
index 0d4da67b41f66..12974a7e09112 100644
--- a/profiles/profiles.desc
+++ b/profiles/profiles.desc
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ ppc             default/linux/ppc/17.0                            exp
 ppc             default/linux/ppc/17.0/desktop                    exp
 ppc             default/linux/ppc/17.0/desktop/gnome              exp
 ppc             default/linux/ppc/17.0/desktop/gnome/systemd      exp
+ppc             default/linux/ppc/17.0/developer                  exp
 ppc64           default/linux/ppc64/17.0                          exp
 ppc64           default/linux/ppc64le/17.0                        exp