diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/prog.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/prog.go
index dbcf68f256..d26d09fce1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/prog.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/prog.go
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ var progtable = [ppc64.ALAST & obj.AMask]gc.ProgInfo{
 	ppc64.AFMOVSX & obj.AMask: {Flags: gc.SizeF | gc.LeftRead | gc.RightWrite | gc.Move | gc.Conv},
 	ppc64.AFMOVSZ & obj.AMask: {Flags: gc.SizeF | gc.LeftRead | gc.RightWrite | gc.Move | gc.Conv},
 	ppc64.AFMOVD & obj.AMask:  {Flags: gc.SizeD | gc.LeftRead | gc.RightWrite | gc.Move},
+	ppc64.AMFVSRD & obj.AMask: {Flags: gc.SizeD | gc.LeftRead | gc.RightWrite | gc.Move},
+	ppc64.AMTVSRD & obj.AMask: {Flags: gc.SizeD | gc.LeftRead | gc.RightWrite | gc.Move},
 
 	// Jumps
 	ppc64.ABR & obj.AMask:  {Flags: gc.Jump | gc.Break},
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ssa.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ssa.go
index 2c0cbad06f..762a118084 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ssa.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/ppc64/ssa.go
@@ -177,27 +177,23 @@ func ssaGenValue(s *gc.SSAGenState, v *ssa.Value) {
 		{
 			x := v.Args[0].Reg()
 			y := v.Reg()
-			p := gc.Prog(ppc64.AFMOVD)
+
+			p := gc.Prog(ppc64.AMFVSRD)
 			p.From.Type = obj.TYPE_REG
 			p.From.Reg = x
-			s.AddrScratch(&p.To)
-			p = gc.Prog(ppc64.AMOVD)
 			p.To.Type = obj.TYPE_REG
 			p.To.Reg = y
-			s.AddrScratch(&p.From)
 		}
 	case ssa.OpPPC64Xi2f64:
 		{
 			x := v.Args[0].Reg()
 			y := v.Reg()
-			p := gc.Prog(ppc64.AMOVD)
+
+			p := gc.Prog(ppc64.AMTVSRD)
 			p.From.Type = obj.TYPE_REG
 			p.From.Reg = x
-			s.AddrScratch(&p.To)
-			p = gc.Prog(ppc64.AFMOVD)
 			p.To.Type = obj.TYPE_REG
 			p.To.Reg = y
-			s.AddrScratch(&p.From)
 		}
 
 	case ssa.OpPPC64LoweredGetClosurePtr: