diff --git a/source/nan_definitions.mk b/source/nan_definitions.mk
index 3b89a425b07..63ea38296d2 100644
--- a/source/nan_definitions.mk
+++ b/source/nan_definitions.mk
@@ -275,7 +275,11 @@ endif
     export ID = $(shell whoami)
     export HOST = $(shell hostname -s)
     export NAN_PYTHON ?= /usr
+      ifeq ($(CPU),ia64)
+    export NAN_PYTHON_VERSION ?= 2.2
+      else
     export NAN_PYTHON_VERSION ?= 2.3
+      endif
     export NAN_PYTHON_BINARY ?= $(NAN_PYTHON)/bin/python$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION)
     export NAN_OPENAL ?= /usr
     export NAN_FMOD ?= $(LCGDIR)/fmod
diff --git a/source/nan_link.mk b/source/nan_link.mk
index f4fb8951a16..17c51074acf 100644
--- a/source/nan_link.mk
+++ b/source/nan_link.mk
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ ifeq ($(OS),linux)
     LLIBS += -lc -lm -ldl -lutil
     LOPTS = -export-dynamic
   endif
-  ifeq ($(CPU),$(findstring $(CPU), "i386 x86_64"))
+  ifeq ($(CPU),$(findstring $(CPU), "i386 x86_64 ia64"))
     COMMENT = "MESA 3.1"
     LLIBS = -L$(NAN_MESA)/lib -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lXmu -lXext -lX11 -lXi
     LLIBS += -lutil -lc -lm -ldl -lpthread