diff --git a/ppc64/ppc64asm/decode_test.go b/ppc64/ppc64asm/decode_test.go
index 3337312..83a3acd 100644
--- a/ppc64/ppc64asm/decode_test.go
+++ b/ppc64/ppc64asm/decode_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// Provide a fake symbol to verify PCrel argument decoding.
+func symlookup(pc uint64) (string, uint64) {
+	foopc := uint64(0x100000)
+	if pc >= foopc && pc < foopc+0x10 {
+		return "foo", foopc
+	}
+	return "", 0
+}
+
 func decode(data []byte, t *testing.T, filename string) {
 	all := string(data)
 	// Simulate PC based on number of instructions found in the test file.
@@ -68,7 +77,14 @@
 			case "gnu":
 				out = GNUSyntax(inst, pc)
 			case "plan9":
-				out = GoSyntax(inst, pc, nil)
+				pc := pc
+				// Hack: Setting PC to 0 effectively transforms the PC relative address
+				// of CALL (bl) into an absolute address when decoding in GoSyntax. This
+				// simplifies the testing of symbol lookups via symlookup above.
+				if inst.Op == BL {
+					pc = 0
+				}
+				out = GoSyntax(inst, pc, symlookup)
 			default:
 				t.Errorf("unknown syntax %q", syntax)
 				continue
diff --git a/ppc64/ppc64asm/objdump_test.go b/ppc64/ppc64asm/objdump_test.go
index e89146e..414fada 100644
--- a/ppc64/ppc64asm/objdump_test.go
+++ b/ppc64/ppc64asm/objdump_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
 		return true
 	case SYNC, WAIT, RFEBB: // ISA 3.1 adds more bits and extended mnemonics for these book ii instructions.
 		return true
+	case BL:
+		// TODO: Ignore these for now. The output format from gnu objdump is dependent on more than the
+		// instruction itself e.g: decode(48100009) = "bl 0x100008", 4, want "bl .+0x100008", 4
+		return true
 	}
 
 	if len(dec.enc) >= 4 {
diff --git a/ppc64/ppc64asm/plan9.go b/ppc64/ppc64asm/plan9.go
index 5fe4077..4bd1c7f 100644
--- a/ppc64/ppc64asm/plan9.go
+++ b/ppc64/ppc64asm/plan9.go
@@ -168,8 +168,9 @@
 }
 
 // plan9Arg formats arg (which is the argIndex's arg in inst) according to Plan 9 rules.
+//
 // NOTE: because Plan9Syntax is the only caller of this func, and it receives a copy
-//       of inst, it's ok to modify inst.Args here.
+// of inst, it's ok to modify inst.Args here.
 func plan9Arg(inst *Inst, argIndex int, pc uint64, arg Arg, symname func(uint64) (string, uint64)) string {
 	// special cases for load/store instructions
 	if _, ok := arg.(Offset); ok {
@@ -211,9 +212,16 @@
 		return fmt.Sprintf("SPR(%d)", int(arg))
 	case PCRel:
 		addr := pc + uint64(int64(arg))
-		if s, base := symname(addr); s != "" && base == addr {
+		s, base := symname(addr)
+		if s != "" && addr == base {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("%s(SB)", s)
 		}
+		if inst.Op == BL && s != "" && (addr-base) == 8 {
+			// When decoding an object built for PIE, a CALL targeting
+			// a global entry point will be adjusted to the local entry
+			// if any. For now, assume any symname+8 PC is a local call.
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%s+%d(SB)", s, addr-base)
+		}
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%#x", addr)
 	case Label:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%#x", int(arg))
diff --git a/ppc64/ppc64asm/testdata/decode.txt b/ppc64/ppc64asm/testdata/decode.txt
index 54fcafd..7bf4355 100644
--- a/ppc64/ppc64asm/testdata/decode.txt
+++ b/ppc64/ppc64asm/testdata/decode.txt
@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@
 7c6802a6|	plan9	MOVD LR,R3
 7c6902a6|	plan9	MOVD CTR,R3
 4c8c0000|	plan9	MOVFL CR3,CR1
+48100001|	plan9	CALL foo(SB)
+48100009|	plan9	CALL foo+8(SB)
+4810000d|	plan9	CALL 0x10000c
 7c6803a6|	gnu	mtlr r3
 7c6802a6|	gnu	mflr r3
 7c6903a6|	gnu	mtctr r3