diff --git a/configs/components/_base-ruby-augeas.rb b/configs/components/_base-ruby-augeas.rb
index 02abdd9af..7f17a2291 100644
--- a/configs/components/_base-ruby-augeas.rb
+++ b/configs/components/_base-ruby-augeas.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@
 
 pkg.environment "PATH", "$(PATH):/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:/usr/local/bin:/opt/csw/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/sfw/bin"
 if platform.is_aix?
-  # We still use pl-gcc for AIX 7.1
-  pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc"
+  if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+    pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc"
+    # pl-build-tools was added to PATH above
+  else
+    pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/freeware/bin/gcc"
+    pkg.environment "PATH", "$(PATH):/opt/freeware/bin"
+  end
   pkg.environment "RUBY", host_ruby
   pkg.environment "LDFLAGS", " -brtl #{settings[:ldflags]}"
 end
diff --git a/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb b/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb
index 5bc01b238..d3b6e67bb 100644
--- a/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb
+++ b/configs/components/_base-ruby.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
 #############
 
 if platform.is_aix?
-  # We still use pl-gcc for AIX 7.1
-  pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc"
+  if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+    pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc"
+  else
+    pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/freeware/bin/gcc"
+  end
   pkg.environment 'LDFLAGS', "#{settings[:ldflags]} -Wl,-bmaxdata:0x80000000"
 elsif platform.is_solaris?
   pkg.environment 'PATH', "#{settings[:bindir]}:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/sfw/bin:$(PATH):/opt/csw/bin"
@@ -67,7 +70,11 @@
 
 if platform.is_aix?
   pkg.build_requires "runtime-#{settings[:runtime_project]}"
-  pkg.build_requires "libedit"
+  if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+    pkg.build_requires "libedit"
+  else
+    pkg.build_requires "readline"
+  end
 elsif platform.is_solaris?
   pkg.build_requires "runtime-#{settings[:runtime_project]}"
   pkg.build_requires "libedit" if platform.name =~ /^solaris-10-sparc/
diff --git a/configs/components/augeas.rb b/configs/components/augeas.rb
index 30b05275b..84556ca22 100644
--- a/configs/components/augeas.rb
+++ b/configs/components/augeas.rb
@@ -56,12 +56,21 @@
   pkg.environment "PKG_CONFIG_PATH", "#{settings[:libdir]}/pkgconfig"
 
   if platform.is_aix?
-        # We still use pl-gcc for AIX 7.1
-    pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc"
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc"
+    else
+      pkg.environment "CC", "/opt/freeware/bin/gcc"
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/freeware/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
+    end
     pkg.build_requires "runtime-#{settings[:runtime_project]}"
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.build_requires 'libedit'
+    else
+      pkg.build_requires 'readline'
+    end
+
     pkg.environment "LDFLAGS", settings[:ldflags]
     pkg.environment "CFLAGS", "-I#{settings[:includedir]}"
-    pkg.build_requires 'libedit'
   end
 
   if platform.is_rpm? && !platform.is_aix?
diff --git a/configs/components/boost.rb b/configs/components/boost.rb
index b47c31a4a..dfc93ccaf 100644
--- a/configs/components/boost.rb
+++ b/configs/components/boost.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,12 @@
     install_only_flags = "boost.locale.iconv=off"
   elsif platform.is_aix?
     pkg.environment "NO_CXX11_CHECK", "1"
-    pkg.environment "CXX", "/opt/freeware/bin/g++-8"
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.environment "CXX", "/opt/freeware/bin/g++-8"
+    else
+      pkg.environment "CXX", "/opt/freeware/bin/g++-10"
+      gpp = "/opt/freeware/bin/g++"
+    end
     pkg.environment "CXXFLAGS", "-pthread"
     pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/freeware/bin:/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
     linkflags = "-Wl,-L#{settings[:libdir]},-L/opt/pl-build-tools/lib"
@@ -130,8 +135,14 @@
   if platform.is_windows?
     userconfigjam = %Q{using gcc : : #{gpp} ;}
   else
-    if platform.architecture =~ /arm/ || platform.is_aix?
+    if platform.architecture =~ /arm/
       userconfigjam = %Q{using gcc : 5.2.0 : #{gpp} : <linkflags>"#{linkflags}" <cflags>"#{cflags}" <cxxflags>"#{cxxflags}" ;}
+    elsif platform.is_aix?
+      if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+        userconfigjam = %Q{using gcc : 5.2.0 : #{gpp} : <linkflags>"#{linkflags}" <cflags>"#{cflags}" <cxxflags>"#{cxxflags}" ;}
+      else
+        userconfigjam = %Q{using gcc : 10.3.0 : #{gpp} : <linkflags>"#{linkflags}" <cflags>"#{cflags}" <cxxflags>"#{cxxflags}" ;}
+      end
     else
       userconfigjam = %Q{using gcc : 4.8.2 : #{gpp} : <linkflags>"#{linkflags}" <cflags>"#{cflags}" <cxxflags>"#{cxxflags}" ;}
     end
diff --git a/configs/components/curl.rb b/configs/components/curl.rb
index 86234ceff..2faf0cdb5 100644
--- a/configs/components/curl.rb
+++ b/configs/components/curl.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
     pkg.build_requires "runtime-#{settings[:runtime_project]}"
     pkg.environment "PATH", "$(shell cygpath -u #{settings[:gcc_bindir]}):$(PATH)"
     pkg.environment "CYGWIN", settings[:cygwin]
+  elsif platform.is_aix? && platform.name != 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+    pkg.environment 'PATH', "/opt/freeware/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
   else
     pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
   end
diff --git a/configs/components/libffi.rb b/configs/components/libffi.rb
index 5f25a064c..0f753b653 100644
--- a/configs/components/libffi.rb
+++ b/configs/components/libffi.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
   pkg.mirror "#{settings[:buildsources_url]}/#{pkg.get_name}-#{pkg.get_version}.tar.gz"
 
   if platform.is_aix?
-    pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    else
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/freeware/bin:$(PATH)"
+    end
   elsif platform.is_cross_compiled_linux?
     pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
     pkg.environment "CFLAGS", settings[:cflags]
diff --git a/configs/components/libxml2.rb b/configs/components/libxml2.rb
index 292657066..9e3413192 100644
--- a/configs/components/libxml2.rb
+++ b/configs/components/libxml2.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
   # So we generate a configure file manually, compress as tar.gz, and host internally.
 
   if platform.is_aix?
-    pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    else
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/freeware/bin:$(PATH)"
+    end
   elsif platform.is_cross_compiled_linux?
     pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
     pkg.environment "CFLAGS", settings[:cflags]
diff --git a/configs/components/libxslt.rb b/configs/components/libxslt.rb
index 8a83fe0b0..cfc109839 100644
--- a/configs/components/libxslt.rb
+++ b/configs/components/libxslt.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@
   pkg.build_requires "libxml2"
 
   if platform.is_aix?
-    pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    else
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/freeware/bin:$(PATH)"
+    end
   elsif platform.is_cross_compiled_linux?
     pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
     pkg.environment "CFLAGS", settings[:cflags]
diff --git a/configs/components/libyaml.rb b/configs/components/libyaml.rb
index facb847e0..29551c780 100644
--- a/configs/components/libyaml.rb
+++ b/configs/components/libyaml.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
   pkg.mirror "#{settings[:buildsources_url]}/yaml-#{pkg.get_version}.tar.gz"
 
   if platform.is_aix?
-    pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    else
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/freeware/bin:$(PATH)"
+    end
   elsif platform.is_cross_compiled_linux?
     pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
     pkg.environment "CFLAGS", settings[:cflags]
diff --git a/configs/components/openssl-3.0.rb b/configs/components/openssl-3.0.rb
index 6d5f8d100..3240a0c44 100644
--- a/configs/components/openssl-3.0.rb
+++ b/configs/components/openssl-3.0.rb
@@ -46,11 +46,16 @@
   #             elsif platform.architecture =~ /ppc64/ # Big-endian
   #               'linux-ppc64'
   #             end
-  # elsif platform.is_aix?
-  #   pkg.environment 'CC', '/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/gcc'
+  elsif platform.is_aix?
+    raise "openssl-3.0 is not supported on older AIX" if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
 
-  #   cflags = '$${CFLAGS} -static-libgcc'
-  #   target = 'aix-gcc'
+    # REMIND: why not PATH?
+    pkg.environment 'CC', '/opt/freeware/bin/gcc'
+
+    cflags = "#{settings[:cflags]} -static-libgcc"
+    # see https://github.com/openssl/openssl/issues/18007
+    ldflags = "#{settings[:ldflags]} -latomic -lm"
+    target = 'aix-gcc'
   # elsif platform.is_solaris?
   #   pkg.environment 'PATH', '/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):/usr/local/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/sfw/bin'
   #   pkg.environment 'CC', "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/#{settings[:platform_triple]}-gcc"
@@ -127,9 +132,9 @@
   # Individual projects may provide their own openssl configure flags:
   project_flags = settings[:openssl_extra_configure_flags] || []
   perl_exec = ''
-  # if platform.is_aix?
-  #   perl_exec = '/opt/freeware/bin/perl'
-  # end
+  if platform.is_aix?
+    perl_exec = '/opt/freeware/bin/perl'
+  end
   configure_flags << project_flags
 
   pkg.environment 'CFLAGS', cflags
@@ -169,9 +174,10 @@
   install_prefix = platform.is_windows? ? '' : 'INSTALL_PREFIX=/'
   install_commands = []
 
-  # if platform.is_aix?
-  #   install_commands << "slibclean"
-  # end
+  if platform.is_aix?
+    # "Removes any currently unused modules in kernel and library memory."
+    install_commands << "slibclean"
+  end
 
   # Skip man and html docs
   install_commands << "#{platform[:make]} #{install_prefix} install_sw install_ssldirs"
diff --git a/configs/components/readline.rb b/configs/components/readline.rb
index 5424588bb..fa8ece6b1 100644
--- a/configs/components/readline.rb
+++ b/configs/components/readline.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   pkg.mirror "#{settings[:buildsources_url]}/#{pkg.get_name}-#{pkg.get_version}.tar.gz"
 
   if platform.is_aix?
-    pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH)"
+    raise "readline is not supported on older AIX" if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+
+    pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/freeware/bin:$(PATH)"
   elsif platform.is_cross_compiled_linux?
     pkg.environment "PATH", "/opt/pl-build-tools/bin:$(PATH):#{settings[:bindir]}"
     pkg.environment "CFLAGS", settings[:cflags]
diff --git a/configs/components/ruby-3.2.2.rb b/configs/components/ruby-3.2.2.rb
index b4e3c3a63..88023608a 100644
--- a/configs/components/ruby-3.2.2.rb
+++ b/configs/components/ruby-3.2.2.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@
     pkg.environment 'MAKE', 'make'
   elsif platform.is_cross_compiled?
     pkg.environment 'CROSS_COMPILING', 'true'
+  elsif platform.is_aix?
+    # When using the default -ggdb3 I was seeing linker errors like, so use -g0 instead:
+    #
+    # ld: 0711-759 INTERNAL ERROR: Source file dwarf.c, line 528.
+    #   Depending on where this product was acquired, contact your service
+    #   representative or the approved supplier.
+    #   collect2: error: ld returned 16 exit status
+
+    pkg.environment 'optflags', "-O2 -fPIC -g0 "
   else
     pkg.environment 'optflags', '-O2'
   end
@@ -117,6 +126,7 @@
 
   without_dtrace = [
     'aix-7.1-ppc',
+    'aix-7.2-ppc',
     'el-7-ppc64le',
     'osx-11-arm64',
     'osx-12-arm64',
@@ -140,7 +150,11 @@
   # TODO: Remove this once PA-1607 is resolved.
   # TODO: Can we use native autoconf? The dependencies seemed a little too extensive
   if platform.is_aix?
-    pkg.configure { ["/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/autoconf"] }
+    if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.configure { ["/opt/pl-build-tools/bin/autoconf"] }
+    else
+      pkg.configure { ["/opt/freeware/bin/autoconf"] }
+    end
   else
     pkg.configure { ["bash autogen.sh"] }
   end
@@ -178,6 +192,7 @@
 
   target_doubles = {
     'powerpc-ibm-aix7.1.0.0' => 'powerpc-aix7.1.0.0',
+    'powerpc-ibm-aix7.2.0.0' => 'powerpc-aix7.2.0.0',
     'aarch64-apple-darwin' => 'arm64-darwin',
     'aarch64-redhat-linux' => 'aarch64-linux',
     'ppc64-redhat-linux' => 'powerpc64-linux',
diff --git a/configs/components/runtime-agent.rb b/configs/components/runtime-agent.rb
index 83a8dd637..478cd9a6a 100644
--- a/configs/components/runtime-agent.rb
+++ b/configs/components/runtime-agent.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@
     else
       libdir = File.join("/opt/pl-build-tools", settings[:platform_triple], "lib")
     end
-  elsif platform.name == "aix-7.1-ppc"
-    libdir = "/opt/pl-build-tools/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.1.0.0/5.2.0/"
+  elsif platform.is_aix?
+    if platform.name == "aix-7.1-ppc"
+      libdir = "/opt/pl-build-tools/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.1.0.0/5.2.0/"
+    else
+      libdir = "/opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.2.0.0/10/"
+    end
   elsif platform.is_solaris? || platform.architecture =~ /i\d86/
     libdir = "/opt/pl-build-tools/lib"
   elsif platform.architecture =~ /64/
@@ -23,6 +27,9 @@
   if platform.is_aix?
     pkg.install_file File.join(libdir, "libstdc++.a"), "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/libstdc++.a"
     pkg.install_file File.join(libdir, "libgcc_s.a"), "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/libgcc_s.a"
+    if platform.name != 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+      pkg.install_file File.join(libdir, "libatomic.a"), "/opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/libatomic.a"
+    end
   elsif platform.is_windows?
     lib_type = platform.architecture == "x64" ? "seh" : "sjlj"
     pkg.install_file "#{settings[:gcc_bindir]}/libgcc_s_#{lib_type}-1.dll", "#{settings[:bindir]}/libgcc_s_#{lib_type}-1.dll"
diff --git a/configs/components/yaml-cpp.rb b/configs/components/yaml-cpp.rb
index e44e99a4a..62ad3367f 100644
--- a/configs/components/yaml-cpp.rb
+++ b/configs/components/yaml-cpp.rb
@@ -34,10 +34,13 @@
     pkg.environment "CYGWIN", settings[:cygwin]
     cmake = "C:/ProgramData/chocolatey/bin/cmake.exe -G \"MinGW Makefiles\""
     cmake_toolchain_file = "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=#{settings[:tools_root]}/pl-build-toolchain.cmake"
-  elsif platform.is_aix? || platform.name =~ /debian-9|el-[567]|redhatfips-7|sles-(:?11|12)|ubuntu-18.04-amd64/
+  elsif platform.name =~ /aix-7\.1-ppc|debian-9|el-[567]|redhatfips-7|sles-(?:11|12)|ubuntu-18\.04-amd64/
     cmake = "#{settings[:tools_root]}/bin/cmake"
     cmake_toolchain_file = "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=#{settings[:tools_root]}/pl-build-toolchain.cmake"
   else
+    if platform.is_aix?
+      pkg.environment "PATH", "$PATH:/opt/freeware/bin"
+    end
     pkg.environment 'CPPFLAGS', settings[:cppflags]
     pkg.environment 'CFLAGS', settings[:cflags]
     pkg.environment 'LDFLAGS', settings[:ldflags]
diff --git a/configs/platforms/aix-7.2-ppc.rb b/configs/platforms/aix-7.2-ppc.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d6d5d222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/platforms/aix-7.2-ppc.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+platform "aix-7.2-ppc" do |plat|
+  # os_version = 7.2
+  plat.make "gmake"
+  plat.mktemp "/opt/freeware/bin/mktemp -d -p /var/tmp"
+  plat.patch "/opt/freeware/bin/patch"
+  plat.rpmbuild "/usr/bin/rpm"
+  plat.servicetype "aix"
+  plat.tar "/opt/freeware/bin/tar"
+
+  plat.provision_with %[
+curl -O https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/generic__buildsources/openssl-1.0.2.1800.tar.Z;
+uncompress openssl-1.0.2.1800.tar.Z;
+tar xvf openssl-1.0.2.1800.tar;
+cd openssl-1.0.2.1800 && /usr/sbin/installp -acgwXY -d $PWD openssl.base;
+curl --output yum.sh https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/generic__buildsources/buildsources/aix-yum.sh && sh yum.sh]
+
+packages = %w(
+    autoconf
+    cmake
+    coreutils
+    gawk
+    gcc
+    gcc-c++
+    gdbm
+    gmp
+    libffi
+    libyaml
+    make
+    perl
+    pkg-config
+    readline
+    readline-devel
+    sed
+    tar
+    zlib
+    zlib-devel
+  )
+  plat.provision_with "yum install --assumeyes #{packages.join(' ')}"
+
+  # No upstream rsync packages
+  plat.provision_with "rpm -Uvh https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/rpm__remote_aix_linux_toolbox/RPMS/ppc/rsync/rsync-3.0.6-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm"
+
+  plat.install_build_dependencies_with "yum install --assumeyes "
+  plat.vmpooler_template "aix-7.2-power"
+end
diff --git a/configs/projects/_shared-agent-components.rb b/configs/projects/_shared-agent-components.rb
index f4f675531..4d0b059b5 100644
--- a/configs/projects/_shared-agent-components.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/_shared-agent-components.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Common components required by all agent branches
 proj.component 'runtime-agent'
 
-matchdata = platform.settings[:ruby_version].match /(\d+)\.\d+\.\d+/
+matchdata = platform.settings[:ruby_version].match(/(\d+)\.\d+\.\d+/)
 ruby_major_version = matchdata[1].to_i
 # Ruby 3.2 does not package these two libraries so we need to add them as a component
 if ruby_major_version >= 3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   proj.component "openssl-#{proj.openssl_version}"
 end
 
-proj.component 'curl'
+proj.component 'curl' if platform.name != 'aix-7.2-ppc' # PA-5618
 proj.component 'puppet-ca-bundle'
 proj.component "ruby-#{proj.ruby_version}"
 proj.component "readline" if platform.is_macos?
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 end
 
 # libedit is used instead of readline on these platforms
-if platform.is_solaris? || platform.is_aix?
+if platform.is_solaris? || platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
   proj.component 'libedit'
 end
 
diff --git a/configs/projects/_shared-agent-settings.rb b/configs/projects/_shared-agent-settings.rb
index 0909b3dcb..eec0e18d7 100644
--- a/configs/projects/_shared-agent-settings.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/_shared-agent-settings.rb
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
   proj.setting(:ldflags, "-L#{proj.libdir} -Wl,-rpath=#{proj.libdir},-z,relro,-z,now")
 end
 
-if ruby_version_x == "3" && !platform.is_aix? && !platform.is_solaris?
+if ruby_version_x == "3" && !platform.is_solaris?
   proj.setting(:openssl_version, '3.0')
 elsif platform.name =~ /^redhatfips-/
   proj.setting(:openssl_version, '1.1.1-fips')
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@
 end
 
 if platform.is_aix?
-  proj.setting(:ldflags, "-Wl,-brtl -L#{proj.libdir} -L/opt/pl-build-tools/lib")
+  if platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
+    proj.setting(:ldflags, "-Wl,-brtl -L#{proj.libdir} -L/opt/pl-build-tools/lib")
+  else
+    proj.setting(:ldflags, "-Wl,-brtl -L#{proj.libdir}")
+  end
 end
 
 if platform.is_solaris?
diff --git a/configs/projects/agent-runtime-main.rb b/configs/projects/agent-runtime-main.rb
index f3692dbd9..ed32747aa 100644
--- a/configs/projects/agent-runtime-main.rb
+++ b/configs/projects/agent-runtime-main.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   proj.setting :rubygem_hocon_version, '1.4.0'
 
   # Solaris and AIX depend on libedit which breaks augeas compliation starting with 1.13.0
-  if platform.is_solaris? || platform.is_aix?
+  if platform.is_solaris? || platform.name == 'aix-7.1-ppc'
     proj.setting :augeas_version, '1.12.0'
   else
     proj.setting :augeas_version, '1.13.0'
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@
   proj.component 'rubygem-prime'
 
   proj.component 'boost' if ENV['NO_PXP_AGENT'].to_s.empty?
-  proj.component 'yaml-cpp' if ENV['NO_PXP_AGENT'].to_s.empty?
+  proj.component 'yaml-cpp' if ENV['NO_PXP_AGENT'].to_s.empty? && platform.name != 'aix-7.2-ppc' # PA-5617
 end