diff --git a/src/cmd/5a/lex.c b/src/cmd/5a/lex.c
index 19e5982bfc..cc02879b76 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5a/lex.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5a/lex.c
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ struct
 	"STREXD",		LTYPE9, ASTREXD,
 
 /*
-	"ABSF",		LTYPEI, AABSF,
-	"ABSD",		LTYPEI, AABSD,
 	"NEGF",		LTYPEI, ANEGF,
 	"NEGD",		LTYPEI, ANEGD,
 	"SQTF",		LTYPEI,	ASQTF,
@@ -343,6 +341,8 @@ struct
 	"NRMD",		LTYPEI,	ANRMD,
 */
 
+	"ABSF",		LTYPEI, AABSF,
+	"ABSD",		LTYPEI, AABSD,
 	"SQRTF",	LTYPEI, ASQRTF,
 	"SQRTD",	LTYPEI, ASQRTD,
 	"CMPF",		LTYPEL, ACMPF,
diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/5.out.h b/src/cmd/5l/5.out.h
index ff13c64a6e..1dea18c49e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/5.out.h
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/5.out.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ enum	as
 	ADIVD,
 	ASQRTF,
 	ASQRTD,
+	AABSF,
+	AABSD,
 
 	ASRL,
 	ASRA,
diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
index 911b6892cf..9a74c2a35d 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ if(debug['G']) print("%ux: %s: arm %d\n", (uint32)(p->pc), p->from.sym->name, p-
 		r = p->reg;
 		if(r == NREG) {
 			r = rt;
-			if(p->as == AMOVF || p->as == AMOVD || p->as == ASQRTF || p->as == ASQRTD)
+			if(p->as == AMOVF || p->as == AMOVD || p->as == ASQRTF || p->as == ASQRTD || p->as == AABSF || p->as == AABSD)
 				r = 0;
 		}
 		o1 |= rf | (r<<16) | (rt<<12);
@@ -1948,6 +1948,8 @@ oprrr(int a, int sc)
 	case ADIVF:	return o | (0xe<<24) | (0x8<<20) | (0xa<<8) | (0<<4);
 	case ASQRTD:	return o | (0xe<<24) | (0xb<<20) | (1<<16) | (0xb<<8) | (0xc<<4);
 	case ASQRTF:	return o | (0xe<<24) | (0xb<<20) | (1<<16) | (0xa<<8) | (0xc<<4);
+	case AABSD: return o | (0xe<<24) | (0xb<<20) | (0<<16) | (0xb<<8) | (0xc<<4);
+	case AABSF: return o | (0xe<<24) | (0xb<<20) | (0<<16) | (0xa<<8) | (0xc<<4);
 	case ACMPD:	return o | (0xe<<24) | (0xb<<20) | (4<<16) | (0xb<<8) | (0xc<<4);
 	case ACMPF:	return o | (0xe<<24) | (0xb<<20) | (4<<16) | (0xa<<8) | (0xc<<4);
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/softfloat.c b/src/cmd/5l/softfloat.c
index 4011071780..8be5b7585c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/softfloat.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/softfloat.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ softfloat(void)
 			case ADIVD:
 			case ASQRTF:
 			case ASQRTD:
+			case AABSF:
+			case AABSD:
 				goto soft;
 
 			default:
diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/span.c b/src/cmd/5l/span.c
index 93991ba49c..3787740e28 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/span.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/span.c
@@ -819,6 +819,8 @@ buildop(void)
 			oprange[ASQRTD] = oprange[r];
 			oprange[AMOVFD] = oprange[r];
 			oprange[AMOVDF] = oprange[r];
+			oprange[AABSF] = oprange[r];
+			oprange[AABSD] = oprange[r];
 			break;
 
 		case ACMPF:
diff --git a/src/pkg/runtime/softfloat_arm.c b/src/pkg/runtime/softfloat_arm.c
index bd73cb15b5..9a54406302 100644
--- a/src/pkg/runtime/softfloat_arm.c
+++ b/src/pkg/runtime/softfloat_arm.c
@@ -420,6 +420,23 @@ stage3:	// regd, regm are 4bit variables
 				regd, regm, m->freghi[regd], m->freglo[regd]);
 		break;
 
+	case 0xeeb00bc0:	// D[regd] = abs D[regm]
+		m->freglo[regd] = m->freglo[regm];
+		m->freghi[regd] = m->freghi[regm] & ((1<<31)-1);
+
+		if(trace)
+			runtime·printf("*** D[%d] = abs D[%d] %x-%x\n",
+					regd, regm, m->freghi[regd], m->freglo[regd]);
+		break;
+
+	case 0xeeb00ac0:	// F[regd] = abs F[regm]
+		m->freglo[regd] = m->freglo[regm] & ((1<<31)-1);
+
+		if(trace)
+			runtime·printf("*** F[%d] = abs F[%d] %x\n",
+					regd, regm, m->freglo[regd]);
+		break;
+
 	case 0xeeb40bc0:	// D[regd] :: D[regm] (CMPD)
 		runtime·fcmp64c(getd(regd), getd(regm), &cmp, &nan);
 		m->fflag = fstatus(nan, cmp);