diff --git a/src/runtime/cgo/gcc_linux_ppc64x.c b/src/runtime/cgo/gcc_linux_ppc64x.c
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+// Copyright 2014 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build ppc64 ppc64le
+
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include "libcgo.h"
+
+static void *threadentry(void*);
+
+void (*x_cgo_inittls)(void **tlsg, void **tlsbase);
+static void (*setg_gcc)(void*);
+
+void
+x_cgo_init(G *g, void (*setg)(void*), void **tlsbase)
+{
+	pthread_attr_t attr;
+	size_t size;
+
+	setg_gcc = setg;
+	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+	pthread_attr_getstacksize(&attr, &size);
+	g->stacklo = (uintptr)&attr - size + 4096;
+	pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
+}
+
+void
+_cgo_sys_thread_start(ThreadStart *ts)
+{
+	pthread_attr_t attr;
+	sigset_t ign, oset;
+	pthread_t p;
+	size_t size;
+	int err;
+
+	sigfillset(&ign);
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &ign, &oset);
+
+	pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+	pthread_attr_getstacksize(&attr, &size);
+	// Leave stacklo=0 and set stackhi=size; mstack will do the rest.
+	ts->g->stackhi = size;
+	err = pthread_create(&p, &attr, threadentry, ts);
+
+	pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &oset, nil);
+
+	if (err != 0) {
+		fatalf("pthread_create failed: %s", strerror(err));
+	}
+}
+
+extern void crosscall_ppc64(void (*fn)(void), void *g);
+
+static void*
+threadentry(void *v)
+{
+	ThreadStart ts;
+
+	ts = *(ThreadStart*)v;
+	free(v);
+
+	// Save g for this thread in C TLS
+	setg_gcc((void*)ts.g);
+
+	crosscall_ppc64(ts.fn, (void*)ts.g);
+	return nil;
+}