diff --git a/desktop/scripts/soffice.sh b/desktop/scripts/soffice.sh
index 5a1d5c68e48c..ad8e6efd4dd6 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/soffice.sh
+++ b/desktop/scripts/soffice.sh
@@ -121,8 +121,17 @@ if [ -x "$sd_prog/../basis-link/ure-link/bin/javaldx" ] ; then
     my_path=`"$sd_prog/../basis-link/ure-link/bin/javaldx" $BOOTSTRAPVARS \
         "-env:INIFILENAME=vnd.sun.star.pathname:$sd_prog/redirectrc"`
     if [ -n "$my_path" ] ; then
-        LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$my_path${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+        sd_platform=`uname -s`
+        case $sd_platform in
+          AIX)
+            LIBPATH=$my_path${LIBPATH:+:$LIBPATH}
+            export LIBPATH
+            ;;
+          *)
+            LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$my_path${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+            export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+            ;;
+        esac
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/desktop/scripts/unopkg.sh b/desktop/scripts/unopkg.sh
index 1f09b87eb1ef..7a8901525357 100644
--- a/desktop/scripts/unopkg.sh
+++ b/desktop/scripts/unopkg.sh
@@ -57,8 +57,17 @@ if [ -x "$sd_prog/../basis-link/ure-link/bin/javaldx" ] ; then
     my_path=`"$sd_prog/../basis-link/ure-link/bin/javaldx" $BOOTSTRAPVARS \
         "-env:INIFILENAME=vnd.sun.star.pathname:$sd_prog/redirectrc"`
     if [ -n "$my_path" ] ; then
-        LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$my_path${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
-        export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+        sd_platform=`uname -s`
+        case $sd_platform in
+          AIX)
+            LIBPATH=$my_path${LIBPATH:+:$LIBPATH}
+            export LIBPATH
+            ;;
+          *)
+            LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$my_path${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
+            export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+            ;;
+        esac
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/desktop/source/deployment/misc/dp_platform.cxx b/desktop/source/deployment/misc/dp_platform.cxx
index dda78930a510..1bf6819525b5 100644
--- a/desktop/source/deployment/misc/dp_platform.cxx
+++ b/desktop/source/deployment/misc/dp_platform.cxx
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 #define PLATFORM_OS2_X86            "os2_x86"
 
 
+#define PLATFORM_AIX_POWERPC        "aix_powerpc"
 
 
 
@@ -184,6 +185,8 @@ namespace
             ret = checkOSandCPU(OUSTR("MacOSX"), OUSTR("PowerPC"));
         else if (token.equals(OUSTR(PLATFORM_OS2_X86)))
             ret = checkOSandCPU(OUSTR("OS2"), OUSTR("x86"));
+        else if (token.equals(OUSTR(PLATFORM_AIX_POWERPC)))
+            ret = checkOSandCPU(OUSTR("AIX"), OUSTR("PowerPC"));
         else
         {
             OSL_ENSURE(0, "Extension Manager: The extension supports an unknown platform. "