diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
index 11a1acba164a..d2824b0cc142 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -238,7 +238,11 @@ cpu-as-$(CONFIG_4xx)		+= -Wa,-m405
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_ALTIVEC)	+= $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-maltivec)
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_E200)		+= -Wa,-me200
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_E500)		+= -Wa,-me500
-cpu-as-$(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64)	+= -Wa,-mpower4
+
+# When using '-many -mpower4' gas will first try and find a matching power4
+# mnemonic and failing that it will allow any valid mnemonic that GAS knows
+# about. GCC will pass -many to GAS when assembling, clang does not.
+cpu-as-$(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64)	+= -Wa,-mpower4 -Wa,-many
 cpu-as-$(CONFIG_PPC_E500MC)	+= $(call as-option,-Wa$(comma)-me500mc)
 
 KBUILD_AFLAGS += $(cpu-as-y)