diff --git a/src/cmd/vet/all/whitelist/linux_ppc64x.txt b/src/cmd/vet/all/whitelist/linux_ppc64x.txt
index 21e87e37d8c..0091d97110b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vet/all/whitelist/linux_ppc64x.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/vet/all/whitelist/linux_ppc64x.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@
 
 runtime/sys_linux_ppc64x.s: [GOARCH] _sigtramp: function _sigtramp missing Go declaration
 runtime/sys_linux_ppc64x.s: [GOARCH] _cgoSigtramp: function _cgoSigtramp missing Go declaration
-runtime/asm_ppc64x.s: [GOARCH] procyield: use of 24(R1) points beyond argument frame
diff --git a/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s b/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s
index b6a797640df..0886de9f2ba 100644
--- a/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s
+++ b/src/runtime/asm_ppc64x.s
@@ -457,7 +457,19 @@ CALLFN(·call268435456, 268435456)
 CALLFN(·call536870912, 536870912)
 CALLFN(·call1073741824, 1073741824)
 
-TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT,$0-0
+TEXT runtime·procyield(SB),NOSPLIT|NOFRAME,$0-4
+	MOVW	cycles+0(FP), R7
+	// POWER does not have a pause/yield instruction equivalent.
+	// Instead, we can lower the program priority by setting the
+	// Program Priority Register prior to the wait loop and set it
+	// back to default afterwards. On Linux, the default priority is
+	// medium-low. For details, see page 837 of the ISA 3.0.
+	OR	R1, R1, R1	// Set PPR priority to low
+again:
+	SUB	$1, R7
+	CMP	$0, R7
+	BNE	again
+	OR	R6, R6, R6	// Set PPR priority back to medium-low
 	RET
 
 // void jmpdefer(fv, sp);