diff --git a/lib/std/Target.zig b/lib/std/Target.zig
index 29440d64af025266aa10b860ffaeb69e9917c591..6ab6f2c81b1d8de3edee4c53bd7097a3cd3ae123 100644
--- a/lib/std/Target.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Target.zig
@@ -2081,6 +2081,7 @@ pub const Cpu = struct {
                     else => generic(arch),
                 },
                 .powerpc64 => switch (os.tag) {
+                    .linux, .freebsd => &powerpc.cpu.pwr8,
                     .openbsd => &powerpc.cpu.pwr9,
                     else => generic(arch),
                 },