diff --git a/src/cmd/asm/internal/asm/testdata/ppc64.s b/src/cmd/asm/internal/asm/testdata/ppc64.s
index 9e8929dac4..366c80c090 100644
--- a/src/cmd/asm/internal/asm/testdata/ppc64.s
+++ b/src/cmd/asm/internal/asm/testdata/ppc64.s
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ label1:
 //	<MNEMONIC> VRA,VRB,VRC,VRT produces
 //	<mnemonic> VRT,VRA,VRB,VRC
 	VPERM V3, V2, V1, V0
+	VPERMXOR V3, V2, V1, V0
 
 //	Vector bit permute, VX-form
 //	<MNEMONIC> VRA,VRB,VRT produces
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go
index 0fd9c81039..6b248d5c36 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/a.out.go
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ const (
 	AVCMPNEZB
 	AVCMPNEZBCC
 	AVPERM
+	AVPERMXOR
 	AVBPERMQ
 	AVBPERMD
 	AVSEL
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames.go
index c04ce27e46..fb934e96f9 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/anames.go
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@ var Anames = []string{
 	"VCMPNEZB",
 	"VCMPNEZBCC",
 	"VPERM",
+	"VPERMXOR",
 	"VBPERMQ",
 	"VBPERMD",
 	"VSEL",
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
index 51a9a18601..d7f1a08622 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ func buildop(ctxt *obj.Link) {
 			opset(AVCMPNEZBCC, r0)
 
 		case AVPERM: /* vperm */
-			opset(AVPERM, r0)
+			opset(AVPERMXOR, r0)
 
 		case AVBPERMQ: /* vbpermq, vbpermd */
 			opset(AVBPERMD, r0)
@@ -4503,6 +4503,8 @@ func (c *ctxt9) oprrr(a obj.As) uint32 {
 
 	case AVPERM:
 		return OPVX(4, 43, 0, 0) /* vperm - v2.03 */
+	case AVPERMXOR:
+		return OPVX(4, 45, 0, 0) /* vpermxor - v2.03 */
 
 	case AVSEL:
 		return OPVX(4, 42, 0, 0) /* vsel - v2.03 */