diff --git a/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp b/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp
index f67cf2e31..70e516d13 100644
--- a/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp
+++ b/generate/templates/templates/binding.gyp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "variables": {
-    "is_electron%": "<!(node ./utils/isBuildingForElectron.js <(node_root_dir))"
+    "is_electron%": "<!(node ./utils/isBuildingForElectron.js <(node_root_dir))",
+    "is_IBMi%": "<!(node ./utils/isBuildingForIBMi.js)"
   },
 
   "targets": [
@@ -153,19 +154,29 @@
           }
         ],
         [
-          "OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd')", {
+          "OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd') or <(is_IBMi) == 1", {
             "cflags": [
               "-std=c++11"
             ]
           }
         ],
         [
-          "OS.endswith('bsd') or (<(is_electron) == 1 and OS=='linux')", {
+          "OS.endswith('bsd') or (<(is_electron) == 1 and OS=='linux') or <(is_IBMi) == 1", {
             "libraries": [
               "-lcrypto",
               "-lssl"
             ],
           }
+        ],
+        [
+          "<(is_IBMi) == 1", {
+            "include_dirs": [
+              "/QOpenSys/pkgs/include"
+            ],
+            "libraries": [
+              "-L/QOpenSys/pkgs/lib"
+            ]
+          }
         ]
       ]
     }
diff --git a/utils/isBuildingForIBMi.js b/utils/isBuildingForIBMi.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cc01f06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/isBuildingForIBMi.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+const os = require("os");
+const isIBMi = (os.platform() == "aix" && os.type() == "OS400");
+
+process.stdout.write(isIBMi ? "1" : "0");
diff --git a/vendor/libgit2.gyp b/vendor/libgit2.gyp
index 0bfc49c45..ea06fcfa4 100644
--- a/vendor/libgit2.gyp
+++ b/vendor/libgit2.gyp
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
     "openssl_enable_asm%": 0, # only supported with the Visual Studio 2012 (VC11) toolchain.
     "gcc_version%": 0,
     "is_electron%": "<!(node ../utils/isBuildingForElectron.js <(node_root_dir))",
-    "is_clang%": 0
+    "is_clang%": 0,
+    "is_IBMi%": "<!(node ../utils/isBuildingForIBMi.js)"
   },
   "targets": [
     {
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@
                 }
             }
         }],
-        ["OS=='mac' or OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd')", {
+        ["OS=='mac' or OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd') or <(is_IBMi) == 1", {
           "defines": [
             "GIT_SHA1_OPENSSL"
           ],
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@
             "libgit2/src/streams/tls.h"
           ]
         }],
-        ["OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd')" , {
+        ["OS=='linux' or OS.endswith('bsd') or <(is_IBMi) == 1", {
           "cflags": [
             "-DGIT_SSH",
             "-DGIT_SSL",
@@ -344,6 +345,11 @@
             "GIT_USE_STAT_MTIM"
           ]
         }],
+        ["<(is_IBMi) == 1", {
+          "include_dirs": [
+            "/QOpenSys/pkgs/include",
+          ]
+        }],
         ["OS=='win'", {
           "defines": [
             "GIT_WINHTTP",
@@ -582,6 +588,11 @@
             ]
           }
         }],
+        ["<(is_IBMi) == 1", {
+          "include_dirs": [
+            "/QOpenSys/pkgs/include"
+          ]
+        }],
       ]
     }
   ]