diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
index 0c50c59580f..2aabd4b5143 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ PPCTargetLowering::PPCTargetLowering(TargetMachine &TM)
     setOperationAction(ISD::MUL , (MVT::ValueType)VT, Expand);
     setOperationAction(ISD::VECTOR_SHUFFLE, (MVT::ValueType)VT, Expand);
     setOperationAction(ISD::EXTRACT_VECTOR_ELT, (MVT::ValueType)VT, Expand);
+    setOperationAction(ISD::INSERT_VECTOR_ELT, (MVT::ValueType)VT, Expand);
     setOperationAction(ISD::BUILD_VECTOR, (MVT::ValueType)VT, Expand);
   }