diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_link.c b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_link.c
index 8dad7428722..a1460857805 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_link.c
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/lib/libdtrace/common/dt_link.c
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@ dump_elf64(dtrace_hdl_t *dtp, const dof_hdr_t *dof, int fd)
 #elif defined(__mips__)
 	elf_file.ehdr.e_machine = EM_MIPS;
 #elif defined(__powerpc64__)
+#if defined(_CALL_ELF) && _CALL_ELF == 2
+	elf_file.ehdr.e_flags = 2;
+#endif
 	elf_file.ehdr.e_machine = EM_PPC64;
 #elif defined(__sparc)
 	elf_file.ehdr.e_machine = EM_SPARCV9;
@@ -1198,7 +1201,7 @@ process_obj(dtrace_hdl_t *dtp, const char *obj, int *eprobesp)
 	static const char dt_symfmt[] = "%s%ld.%s";
 	static const char dt_weaksymfmt[] = "%s.%s";
 	char probename[DTRACE_NAMELEN];
-	int fd, i, ndx, eprobe, mod = 0;
+	int fd, i, ndx, eprobe, uses_funcdesc, mod = 0;
 	Elf *elf = NULL;
 	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
 	Elf_Scn *scn_rel, *scn_sym, *scn_str, *scn_tgt;
@@ -1250,6 +1253,9 @@ process_obj(dtrace_hdl_t *dtp, const char *obj, int *eprobesp)
 		emachine1 = emachine2 = EM_MIPS;
 #elif defined(__powerpc__)
 		emachine1 = emachine2 = EM_PPC64;
+#if !defined(_CALL_ELF) || _CALL_ELF == 1
+		uses_funcdesc = 1;
+#endif
 #elif defined(__sparc)
 		emachine1 = emachine2 = EM_SPARCV9;
 #elif defined(__i386) || defined(__amd64)
@@ -1394,7 +1400,7 @@ process_obj(dtrace_hdl_t *dtp, const char *obj, int *eprobesp)
 				continue;
 
 			if (dt_symtab_lookup(data_sym, 0, isym, rela.r_offset,
-			    shdr_rel.sh_info, &fsym, (emachine1 == EM_PPC64),
+			    shdr_rel.sh_info, &fsym, uses_funcdesc,
 			    elf) != 0) {
 				dt_strtab_destroy(strtab);
 				goto err;
@@ -1565,7 +1571,7 @@ process_obj(dtrace_hdl_t *dtp, const char *obj, int *eprobesp)
 
 			if (dt_symtab_lookup(data_sym, osym, isym,
 			    rela.r_offset, shdr_rel.sh_info, &fsym,
-			    (emachine1 == EM_PPC64), elf) == 0) {
+			    uses_funcdesc, elf) == 0) {
 				if (fsym.st_name > data_str->d_size)
 					goto err;
 
@@ -1574,7 +1580,7 @@ process_obj(dtrace_hdl_t *dtp, const char *obj, int *eprobesp)
 				s = strchr(s, '.') + 1;
 			} else if (dt_symtab_lookup(data_sym, 0, osym,
 			    rela.r_offset, shdr_rel.sh_info, &fsym,
-			    (emachine1 == EM_PPC64), elf) == 0) {
+			    uses_funcdesc, elf) == 0) {
 				u_int bind;
 
 				bind = GELF_ST_BIND(fsym.st_info) == STB_WEAK ?