diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.eldk53-ppc4xxFP b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.eldk53-ppc4xxFP
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8454cf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.eldk53-ppc4xxFP
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# DeltaTau PowerPMAC with ELDK 5.3
+
+# Include definitions common to all Linux targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
+
+COMMANDLINE_LIBRARY = READLINE
+
+ARCH_CLASS = ppc
+
+SDK = eldk
+SDK_DIR = /opt/eldk-5.3
+SDK_HOST_ARCH = $(GNU_HOST_ARCH)-$(SDK)-$(GNU_HOST_OS)
+GNU_ARCH = ppc440e-linux
+SDKTARGETSYSROOT=$(SDK_DIR)/powerpc-4xx/sysroots
+GNU_DIR = $(SDKTARGETSYSROOT)/$(SDK_HOST_ARCH)/usr
+GNU_BIN = $(GNU_DIR)/bin/$(GNU_ARCH)
+GNU_TARGET_INCLUDE_DIR =
+GNU_TARGET=powerpc-linux
+
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS =  -m32 -mcpu=440fp -mhard-float
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS += --sysroot=$(SDKTARGETSYSROOT)/$(GNU_ARCH)
+ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS =   --sysroot=$(SDKTARGETSYSROOT)/$(GNU_ARCH)
+AS=$(GNU_BIN)/$(GNU_TARGET)-as
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.Common
index fb3b6213d..4baf36444 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86.Common
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 GNU_HOST_ARCH=i686
 GNU_HOST_OS=linux
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=
 
 # vxWorks 5 for MVxxxx boards
 CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += T2-ppc604
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += eldk52-e500v2
 
 # DeltaTau PowerPMAC
 CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += eldk42-ppc4xxFP
+CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += eldk53-ppc4xxFP
 
 # Test other vxWorks versions
 CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += V66-ppc603