diff --git a/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json b/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
index 1f78363e43b..62684381842 100644
--- a/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
+++ b/src/etc/platform-intrinsics/powerpc.json
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@
             "llvm": "vsum4shs",
             "ret": "s32",
             "args": ["0N", "0"]
+        },
+        {
+            "intrinsic": "sums",
+            "width": [128],
+            "llvm": "vsumsws",
+            "ret": "s32",
+            "args": ["0", "0"]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs b/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
index 4d71c42edda..a9c56309aa8 100644
--- a/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_platform_intrinsics/powerpc.rs
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ pub fn find(name: &str) -> Option<Intrinsic> {
             output: &::I32x4,
             definition: Named("llvm.ppc.altivec.vsum4shs")
         },
+        "_vec_sums" => Intrinsic {
+            inputs: { static INPUTS: [&'static Type; 2] = [&::I32x4, &::I32x4]; &INPUTS },
+            output: &::I32x4,
+            definition: Named("llvm.ppc.altivec.vsumsws")
+        },
         _ => return None,
     })
 }