diff --git a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/metadata.rs b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/metadata.rs
index a16862c41ee53..d091c46d9c181 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/metadata.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_codegen_ssa/src/back/metadata.rs
@@ -379,6 +379,24 @@ pub(super) fn elf_e_flags(architecture: Architecture, sess: &Session) -> u32 {
             };
             e_flags
         }
+        Architecture::PowerPc64 => {
+            const EF_PPC64_ABI_UNKNOWN: u32 = 0;
+            const EF_PPC64_ABI_ELF_V1: u32 = 1;
+            const EF_PPC64_ABI_ELF_V2: u32 = 2;
+
+            match sess.target.options.llvm_abiname.as_ref() {
+                // If the flags do not correctly indicate the ABI,
+                // linkers such as ld.lld assume that the ppc64 object files are always ELFv2
+                // which leads to broken binaries if ELFv1 is used for the object files.
+                "elfv1" => EF_PPC64_ABI_ELF_V1,
+                "elfv2" => EF_PPC64_ABI_ELF_V2,
+                "" if sess.target.options.binary_format.to_object() == BinaryFormat::Elf => {
+                    bug!("No ABI specified for this PPC64 ELF target");
+                }
+                // Fall back
+                _ => EF_PPC64_ABI_UNKNOWN,
+            }
+        }
         _ => 0,
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
index dba45776c949a..b01ca989282ef 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
+    base.abi = "elfv2".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv2".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-freebsd".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
index 1f67bc7f3c28a..bc7e445f3f8ae 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
+    base.abi = "elfv1".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv1".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_musl.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_musl.rs
index 49413d27a4555..4dc76f0936c92 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_musl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_linux_musl.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
     // FIXME(compiler-team#422): musl targets should be dynamically linked by default.
     base.crt_static_default = true;
+    base.abi = "elfv2".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv2".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-linux-musl".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_openbsd.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_openbsd.rs
index f5ca54291c697..9dc44aa05cc0a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_openbsd.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_openbsd.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
+    base.abi = "elfv2".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv2".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-openbsd".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_wrs_vxworks.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_wrs_vxworks.rs
index 3e4a58f568af9..10072f8092deb 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_wrs_vxworks.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_wrs_vxworks.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
+    base.abi = "elfv1".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv1".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_freebsd.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_freebsd.rs
index 4640d537e8ea8..a7f4e0eabb0a2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_freebsd.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_freebsd.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
+    base.abi = "elfv2".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv2".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64le-unknown-freebsd".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_gnu.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
index dd3f660d81e4e..af5704b51ba33 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gnu(Cc::Yes, Lld::No), &["-m64"]);
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
+    base.abi = "elfv2".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv2".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu".into(),
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_musl.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_musl.rs
index 9e2bfe2c56fe4..26ee6a68c6a8b 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_musl.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64le_unknown_linux_musl.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     base.stack_probes = StackProbeType::Inline;
     // FIXME(compiler-team#422): musl targets should be dynamically linked by default.
     base.crt_static_default = true;
+    base.abi = "elfv2".into();
+    base.llvm_abiname = "elfv2".into();
 
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64le-unknown-linux-musl".into(),
diff --git a/tests/ui/check-cfg/well-known-values.stderr b/tests/ui/check-cfg/well-known-values.stderr
index 532c1ab13d118..2484974cdc27c 100644
--- a/tests/ui/check-cfg/well-known-values.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/check-cfg/well-known-values.stderr
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ warning: unexpected `cfg` condition value: `_UNEXPECTED_VALUE`
 LL |     target_abi = "_UNEXPECTED_VALUE",
    |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
-   = note: expected values for `target_abi` are: ``, `abi64`, `abiv2`, `abiv2hf`, `eabi`, `eabihf`, `fortanix`, `ilp32`, `ilp32e`, `llvm`, `macabi`, `sim`, `softfloat`, `spe`, `uwp`, `vec-extabi`, and `x32`
+   = note: expected values for `target_abi` are: ``, `abi64`, `abiv2`, `abiv2hf`, `eabi`, `eabihf`, `elfv1`, `elfv2`, `fortanix`, `ilp32`, `ilp32e`, `llvm`, `macabi`, `sim`, `softfloat`, `spe`, `uwp`, `vec-extabi`, and `x32`
    = note: see <https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustc/check-cfg.html> for more information about checking conditional configuration
 
 warning: unexpected `cfg` condition value: `_UNEXPECTED_VALUE`