diff --git a/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json b/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
index c5837b46a3e..003513e9b85 100644
--- a/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
+++ b/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@
             "ret": "f32",
             "args": ["0"]
         },
+        {
+            "intrinsic": "ceil",
+            "width": [128],
+            "llvm": "vrfip",
+            "ret": "f32",
+            "args": ["0"]
+        },
         {
             "intrinsic": "loge",
             "width": [128],
diff --git a/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs b/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
index 78024633c79..c06d8867b04 100644
--- a/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
@@ -412,6 +412,11 @@ pub fn find(name: &str) -> Option<Intrinsic> {
             output: &::F32x4,
             definition: Named("llvm.ppc.altivec.vrfim")
         },
+        "_vec_ceil" => Intrinsic {
+            inputs: { static INPUTS: [&'static Type; 1] = [&::F32x4]; &INPUTS },
+            output: &::F32x4,
+            definition: Named("llvm.ppc.altivec.vrfip")
+        },
         "_vec_loge" => Intrinsic {
             inputs: { static INPUTS: [&'static Type; 1] = [&::F32x4]; &INPUTS },
             output: &::F32x4,