diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/ironic-agent/package-installs.yaml b/diskimage_builder/elements/ironic-agent/package-installs.yaml
index a948dc26..853740b6 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/ironic-agent/package-installs.yaml
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/ironic-agent/package-installs.yaml
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@ kmod:
 psmisc:
 dosfstools:
 mdadm:
+# efibootmgr and efivar do not exist for ppc*
 efibootmgr:
+    not-arch: ppc64,ppc64el,ppc64le
 efivar:
+    not-arch: ppc64,ppc64el,ppc64le