diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go
index 9091f98636..bf398726e2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/work/init.go
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ func buildModeInit() {
 		ldBuildmode = "c-shared"
 	case "default":
 		switch cfg.Goos {
+		case "linux":
+			switch cfg.Goarch {
+			case "ppc64le":
+				codegenArg = "-shared"
+				ldBuildmode = "pie"
+			default:
+				ldBuildmode = "exe"
+			}
+
 		case "android":
 			codegenArg = "-shared"
 			ldBuildmode = "pie"
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 7c5877bfbd..6fe34093b7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ func (ctxt *Link) loadlib() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// load internal packages, if not already
 	if *flagRace {
 		loadinternal(ctxt, "runtime/race")
 	}
@@ -435,7 +434,7 @@ func (ctxt *Link) loadlib() {
 	// We now have enough information to determine the link mode.
 	determineLinkMode(ctxt)
 
-	if ctxt.LinkMode == LinkExternal && !iscgo && ctxt.LibraryByPkg["runtime/cgo"] == nil && !(objabi.GOOS == "darwin" && ctxt.BuildMode != BuildModePlugin && (ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.AMD64 || ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.I386)) {
+	if ctxt.LinkMode == LinkExternal && !iscgo && ctxt.LibraryByPkg["runtime/cgo"] == nil && !(objabi.GOOS == "darwin" && ctxt.BuildMode != BuildModePlugin && (ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.AMD64 || ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.I386) || ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.PPC64) {
 		// This indicates a user requested -linkmode=external.
 		// The startup code uses an import of runtime/cgo to decide
 		// whether to initialize the TLS.  So give it one. This could
@@ -1469,7 +1468,7 @@ func (ctxt *Link) hostlink() {
 	// does not work, the resulting programs will not run. See
 	// issue #17847. To avoid this problem pass -no-pie to the
 	// toolchain if it is supported.
-	if ctxt.BuildMode == BuildModeExe && !ctxt.linkShared {
+	if ctxt.BuildMode == BuildModeExe && !ctxt.linkShared && !(ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.PPC64 && objabi.GOOS == "linux") {
 		// GCC uses -no-pie, clang uses -nopie.
 		for _, nopie := range []string{"-no-pie", "-nopie"} {
 			if linkerFlagSupported(argv[0], nopie) {