diff -Nru libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1/debian/changelog libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1pnv1/debian/changelog
--- libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1/debian/changelog	2015-03-24 13:13:17.000000000 -0400
+++ libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1pnv1/debian/changelog	2016-02-01 13:37:28.000000000 -0500
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+libdebian-installer (0.88ubuntu5.1pnv1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Detect IBM PowerNV platform as powerpc/chrp_ibm.
+
+ -- Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mauricfo@linux.vnet.ibm.com>  Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:44:22 -0200
+
 libdebian-installer (0.88ubuntu5.1) trusty-proposed; urgency=medium
 
   * arm64: Detect UEFI based systems as "efi" subarch (LP: #1435663).
diff -Nru libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1/src/system/subarch-powerpc-linux.c libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1pnv1/src/system/subarch-powerpc-linux.c
--- libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1/src/system/subarch-powerpc-linux.c	2015-03-24 13:13:17.000000000 -0400
+++ libdebian-installer-0.88ubuntu5.1pnv1/src/system/subarch-powerpc-linux.c	2016-02-01 12:39:08.000000000 -0500
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 	{ "PA Semi", "pasemi" },
 	{ "Maple", "chrp_ibm" },
 	{ "pSeries", "chrp_ibm" },
+	{ "PowerNV", "chrp_ibm" },
 	{ "P4080 DS", "fsl" },
 	{ "QEMU e500", "fsl" },
 	{ NULL, NULL }