diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c b/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
index 06c91e05748..1f1c7760436 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/elf_utils.c
@@ -47,7 +47,16 @@ __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];
+		/*
+		 * PPC64 ELFv1 ABI is a special case. Since function pointers
+		 * point to function descriptors in the .opd section, we can't
+		 * skip over non-executable sections.
+		 */
+#if defined(__powerpc64__) && (!defined(_CALL_ELF) || _CALL_ELF == 1)
+		if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD)
+#else
 		if (ph->p_type != PT_LOAD || (ph->p_flags & PF_X) == 0)
+#endif
 			continue;
 		if (phdr_info->dlpi_addr + ph->p_vaddr <= (uintptr_t)addr &&
 		    (uintptr_t)addr + sizeof(addr) < phdr_info->dlpi_addr +