diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go
index b6d5ad92af..bca8fa9212 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go
@@ -38,9 +38,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
-	arch := sys.ArchPPC64
-	if buildcfg.GOARCH == "ppc64le" {
-		arch = sys.ArchPPC64LE
+	arch := sys.ArchPPC64LE
+	dynld := "/lib64/ld64.so.2"
+
+	if buildcfg.GOARCH == "ppc64" {
+		arch = sys.ArchPPC64
+		dynld = "/lib64/ld64.so.1"
 	}
 
 	theArch := ld.Arch{
@@ -64,9 +67,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
 		Xcoffreloc1:      xcoffreloc1,
 
-		// TODO(austin): ABI v1 uses /usr/lib/ld.so.1,
-		Linuxdynld: "/lib64/ld64.so.1",
-
+		Linuxdynld:     dynld,
 		Freebsddynld:   "XXX",
 		Openbsddynld:   "XXX",
 		Netbsddynld:    "XXX",