diff --git a/libretro-build-wiiu.sh b/libretro-build-wiiu.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8dc71cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libretro-build-wiiu.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+# vim: set ts=3 sw=3 noet ft=sh : bash
+
+SCRIPT="${0#./}"
+BASE_DIR="${SCRIPT%/*}"
+WORKDIR="$PWD"
+
+if [ "$BASE_DIR" = "$SCRIPT" ]; then
+	BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR"
+else
+	if [[ "$0" != /* ]]; then
+		# Make the path absolute
+		BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR/$BASE_DIR"
+	fi
+fi
+
+platform=wiiu ${BASE_DIR}/libretro-build.sh $@
diff --git a/libretro-build.sh b/libretro-build.sh
index 4441fbe5..41af98cb 100755
--- a/libretro-build.sh
+++ b/libretro-build.sh
@@ -155,9 +155,11 @@ build_default_cores() {
 	fi
 	libretro_build_core 2048
 	libretro_build_core bluemsx
+
 	if [ $platform != "psp1" ] && [ $platform != "ngc" ] && [ $platform != "wii" ] && [ $platform != "ps3" ] && [ $platform != "sncps3" ] && [ $platform != "vita" ]; then
 		libretro_build_core dosbox
 	fi
+
 	libretro_build_core snes9x2005
 	if [ $platform != "psp1" ]; then
 		# Excluded for binary size reasons
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ build_default_cores() {
 		libretro_build_core lutro
 	fi
 
-	if [ $platform != "ps3" ] && [ $platform != "sncps3" ] && [ $platform != "wii" ] && [ $platform != "ngc" ] && [ $platform != "vita" ]; then
+	if [ $platform != "ps3" ] && [ $platform != "sncps3" ] && [ $platform != "wii" ] && [ $platform != "wiiu" ] && [ $platform != "ngc" ] && [ $platform != "vita" ]; then
 		build_default_cores_little_endian_only
 
 		build_default_cores_libretro_gl