diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7c865532cf9..000f3ac2c88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -510,6 +510,12 @@ ifeq ($(USE_FOLLY_DISTRIBUTED_MUTEX),1)
   LIB_OBJECTS += $(patsubst %.cpp, $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o, $(FOLLY_SOURCES))
 endif
 
+# range_tree is not compatible with non GNU libc on ppc64
+# see https://jira.percona.com/browse/PS-7559
+ifneq ($(PPC_LIBC_IS_GNU),0)
+  LIB_OBJECTS += $(patsubst %.cc, $(OBJ_DIR)/%.o, $(RANGE_TREE_SOURCES))
+endif
+
 GTEST = $(OBJ_DIR)/$(GTEST_DIR)/gtest/gtest-all.o
 TESTUTIL = $(OBJ_DIR)/test_util/testutil.o
 TESTHARNESS = $(OBJ_DIR)/test_util/testharness.o $(TESTUTIL) $(GTEST)
diff --git a/buckifier/buckify_rocksdb.py b/buckifier/buckify_rocksdb.py
index f0909bc6171..aac33a24401 100644
--- a/buckifier/buckify_rocksdb.py
+++ b/buckifier/buckify_rocksdb.py
@@ -135,11 +135,15 @@ def generate_targets(repo_path, deps_map):
     TARGETS.add_library(
         "rocksdb_lib",
         src_mk["LIB_SOURCES"] +
+        # always add range_tree, it's only excluded on ppc64, which we don't use internally
+        src_mk["RANGE_TREE_SOURCES"] +
         src_mk["TOOL_LIB_SOURCES"])
     # rocksdb_whole_archive_lib
     TARGETS.add_library(
         "rocksdb_whole_archive_lib",
         src_mk["LIB_SOURCES"] +
+        # always add range_tree, it's only excluded on ppc64, which we don't use internally
+        src_mk["RANGE_TREE_SOURCES"] +
         src_mk["TOOL_LIB_SOURCES"],
         deps=None,
         headers=None,
diff --git a/build_tools/build_detect_platform b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
index a686ab06d87..3c219ec1278 100755
--- a/build_tools/build_detect_platform
+++ b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
@@ -663,6 +663,23 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
+if test -n "`echo $TARGET_ARCHITECTURE | grep ^ppc64`"; then
+  # check for GNU libc on ppc64
+  $CXX -x c++ - -o /dev/null 2>/dev/null <<EOF
+    #include <stdio.h>
+    #include <stdlib.h>
+    #include <gnu/libc-version.h>
+
+    int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+      printf("GNU libc version: %s\n", gnu_get_libc_version());
+      return 0;
+    }
+EOF
+  if [ "$?" != 0 ]; then
+      PPC_LIBC_IS_GNU=0
+  fi
+fi
+
 if test "$TRY_SSE_ETC"; then
   # The USE_SSE flag now means "attempt to compile with widely-available
   # Intel architecture extensions utilized by specific optimizations in the
@@ -856,3 +873,6 @@ echo "LUA_PATH=$LUA_PATH" >> "$OUTPUT"
 if test -n "$USE_FOLLY_DISTRIBUTED_MUTEX"; then
   echo "USE_FOLLY_DISTRIBUTED_MUTEX=$USE_FOLLY_DISTRIBUTED_MUTEX" >> "$OUTPUT"
 fi
+if test -n "$PPC_LIBC_IS_GNU"; then
+  echo "PPC_LIBC_IS_GNU=$PPC_LIBC_IS_GNU" >> "$OUTPUT"
+fi
diff --git a/src.mk b/src.mk
index 2f8077d5bd3..f03bada34bc 100644
--- a/src.mk
+++ b/src.mk
@@ -255,18 +255,6 @@ LIB_SOURCES =                                                   \
   utilities/transactions/lock/lock_manager.cc                   \
   utilities/transactions/lock/point/point_lock_tracker.cc       \
   utilities/transactions/lock/point/point_lock_manager.cc       \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/concurrent_tree.cc \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/keyrange.cc        \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/lock_request.cc    \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/locktree.cc        \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/manager.cc         \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/range_buffer.cc    \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/treenode.cc        \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/txnid_set.cc       \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/wfg.cc             \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/standalone_port.cc          \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/util/dbt.cc                 \
-  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/util/memarena.cc            \
   utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction.cc              \
   utilities/transactions/optimistic_transaction_db_impl.cc      \
   utilities/transactions/pessimistic_transaction.cc             \
@@ -298,6 +286,20 @@ LIB_SOURCES_ASM =
 LIB_SOURCES_C =
 endif
 
+RANGE_TREE_SOURCES =\
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/concurrent_tree.cc \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/keyrange.cc        \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/lock_request.cc    \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/locktree.cc        \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/manager.cc         \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/range_buffer.cc    \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/treenode.cc        \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/txnid_set.cc       \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/locktree/wfg.cc             \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/standalone_port.cc          \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/util/dbt.cc                 \
+  utilities/transactions/lock/range/range_tree/lib/util/memarena.cc
+
 TOOL_LIB_SOURCES =                                              \
   tools/io_tracer_parser_tool.cc                                \
   tools/ldb_cmd.cc                                              \