diff --git a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index e8c1594bda343..5360739b87549 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ def default_build_triple():
     if cputype == 'powerpc' and ostype == 'unknown-freebsd':
         cputype = subprocess.check_output(
               ['uname', '-p']).strip().decode(default_encoding)
+
     cputype_mapper = {
         'BePC': 'i686',
         'aarch64': 'aarch64',
diff --git a/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs b/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs
index d4a3ae273fcd4..59e6f71861b3b 100644
--- a/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs
@@ -263,7 +263,12 @@ fn main() {
         } else if cxxflags.contains("stdlib=libc++") {
             println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=c++");
         } else {
-            println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib={}", stdcppname);
+            if target.contains("powerpc64-unknown-freebsd") {
+                println!("cargo:rustc-link-search=native=/usr/local/lib/gcc6");
+                println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=static=stdc++");
+            } else {
+                println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib={}", stdcppname);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs
index 3a21ca19b176b..e47da3cff95b6 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/mod.rs
@@ -367,6 +367,7 @@ supported_targets! {
 
     ("aarch64-unknown-freebsd", aarch64_unknown_freebsd),
     ("i686-unknown-freebsd", i686_unknown_freebsd),
+    ("powerpc64-unknown-freebsd", powerpc64_unknown_freebsd),
     ("x86_64-unknown-freebsd", x86_64_unknown_freebsd),
 
     ("i686-unknown-dragonfly", i686_unknown_dragonfly),
diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cc7b87bfdebc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use spec::{LinkerFlavor, Target, TargetResult};
+
+pub fn target() -> TargetResult {
+    let mut base = super::freebsd_base::opts();
+    base.cpu = "ppc64".to_string();
+    base.pre_link_args.get_mut(&LinkerFlavor::Gcc).unwrap().push("-m64".to_string());
+    base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
+
+    Ok(Target {
+        llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-freebsd".to_string(),
+        target_endian: "big".to_string(),
+        target_pointer_width: "64".to_string(),
+        target_c_int_width: "32".to_string(),
+        data_layout: "E-m:e-i64:64-n32:64".to_string(),
+        arch: "powerpc64".to_string(),
+        target_os: "freebsd".to_string(),
+        target_env: String::new(),
+        target_vendor: "unknown".to_string(),
+        linker_flavor: LinkerFlavor::Gcc,
+        options: base,
+    })
+}