diff --git a/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json b/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
index 7805bb1057d..7dde0fd4d08 100644
--- a/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
+++ b/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@
             "llvm": "vadd{0.kind}{0.data_type_short}s",
             "ret": "i(8-32)",
             "args": ["0", "0"]
+        },
+        {
+            "intrinsic": "addc",
+            "width": [128],
+            "llvm": "vaddcuw",
+            "ret": "u32",
+            "args": ["0", "0"]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs b/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
index 0c686997eda..0ec6a7e66d8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ pub fn find(name: &str) -> Option<Intrinsic> {
             output: &::U32x4,
             definition: Named("llvm.ppc.altivec.vadduws")
         },
+        "_vec_addc" => Intrinsic {
+            inputs: { static INPUTS: [&'static Type; 2] = [&::U32x4, &::U32x4]; &INPUTS },
+            output: &::U32x4,
+            definition: Named("llvm.ppc.altivec.vaddcuw")
+        },
         _ => return None,
     })
 }