diff --git a/misc/cgo/testshared/src/depBase/dep.go b/misc/cgo/testshared/src/depBase/dep.go
index f9d3d7ce3a..3ceba34a2b 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/testshared/src/depBase/dep.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/testshared/src/depBase/dep.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ type Dep struct {
 	X int
 }
 
+func (d *Dep) Method() int {
+	return 10
+}
+
 func F() int {
 	return V
 }
diff --git a/misc/cgo/testshared/src/exe2/exe2.go b/misc/cgo/testshared/src/exe2/exe2.go
index acdb4ddcc5..675fd1f365 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/testshared/src/exe2/exe2.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/testshared/src/exe2/exe2.go
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "dep2"
 
 func main() {
-	dep2.W = dep2.G() + 1
+	d := &dep2.Dep2{}
+	dep2.W = dep2.G() + 1 + d.Method()
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go
index c2abff7b63..1db1cbade8 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/subr.go
@@ -1860,7 +1860,13 @@ func genwrapper(rcvr *Type, method *Field, newnam *Sym, iface int) {
 	dot := adddot(NodSym(OXDOT, this.Left, method.Sym))
 
 	// generate call
-	if !instrumenting && rcvr.IsPtr() && methodrcvr.IsPtr() && method.Embedded != 0 && !isifacemethod(method.Type) {
+	// It's not possible to use a tail call when dynamic linking on ppc64le. The
+	// bad scenario is when a local call is made to the wrapper: the wrapper will
+	// call the implementation, which might be in a different module and so set
+	// the TOC to the appropriate value for that module. But if it returns
+	// directly to the wrapper's caller, nothing will reset it to the correct
+	// value for that function.
+	if !instrumenting && rcvr.IsPtr() && methodrcvr.IsPtr() && method.Embedded != 0 && !isifacemethod(method.Type) && !(Thearch.LinkArch.Name == "ppc64le" && Ctxt.Flag_dynlink) {
 		// generate tail call: adjust pointer receiver and jump to embedded method.
 		dot = dot.Left // skip final .M
 		// TODO(mdempsky): Remove dependency on dotlist.