diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index fc2b58a082..b56495e723 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ func (t *tester) supportedBuildmode(mode string) bool {
 		}
 		switch pair {
 		case "darwin-386", "darwin-amd64", "darwin-arm", "darwin-arm64",
-			"linux-amd64", "linux-386", "windows-amd64", "windows-386":
+			"linux-amd64", "linux-386", "linux-ppc64le",
+			"windows-amd64", "windows-386":
 			return true
 		}
 		return false
diff --git a/src/runtime/rt0_linux_ppc64le.s b/src/runtime/rt0_linux_ppc64le.s
index 2c5541357f..bcbc9c7b31 100644
--- a/src/runtime/rt0_linux_ppc64le.s
+++ b/src/runtime/rt0_linux_ppc64le.s
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ TEXT _rt0_ppc64le_linux_lib(SB),NOSPLIT,$-8
 	MOVD	R4, _rt0_ppc64le_linux_lib_argv<>(SB)
 
 	// Synchronous initialization.
+	MOVD	$runtime·reginit(SB), R12
+	MOVD	R12, CTR
+	BL	(CTR)
 	MOVD	$runtime·libpreinit(SB), R12
 	MOVD	R12, CTR
 	BL	(CTR)