diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c b/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
index 06c91e05748..4ba467977ac 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ __elf_phdr_match_addr(struct dl_phdr_info *phdr_info, void *addr)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < phdr_info->dlpi_phnum; i++) {
 		ph = &phdr_info->dlpi_phdr[i];
+#if defined(__powerpc64__) && (!defined(_CALL_ELF) || _CALL_ELF == 1)
+		/* PPC64 ELFv1 is special -- function pointers live in .opd. */
+		if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD)
+			continue;
+#else
 		if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD || (ph->p_flags & PF_X) == 0)
 			continue;
+#endif
 		if (phdr_info->dlpi_addr + ph->p_vaddr <= (uintptr_t)addr &&
 		    (uintptr_t)addr + sizeof(addr) < phdr_info->dlpi_addr +
 		    ph->p_vaddr + ph->p_memsz)