diff --git a/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp b/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp
index 6e648b22df1..6b69d1ccae3 100644
--- a/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp
+++ b/lib/MC/MCExpr.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ MCSymbolRefExpr::getVariantKindForName(StringRef Name) {
     .Case("got@h", VK_PPC_GOT_HI)
     .Case("GOT@HA", VK_PPC_GOT_HA)
     .Case("got@ha", VK_PPC_GOT_HA)
+    .Case("local", VK_PPC_LOCAL)
     .Case("TOCBASE", VK_PPC_TOCBASE)
     .Case("tocbase", VK_PPC_TOCBASE)
     .Case("TOC", VK_PPC_TOC)
diff --git a/test/MC/PowerPC/ppc-reloc.s b/test/MC/PowerPC/ppc-reloc.s
index 19dd2a3cf4e..e7dd1e20b61 100644
--- a/test/MC/PowerPC/ppc-reloc.s
+++ b/test/MC/PowerPC/ppc-reloc.s
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
 	.align 2
 foo:
 	bl printf@plt
+	bl _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
 .LC1:
 	.size foo, . - foo
 
 # CHECK:      Relocations [
 # CHECK-NEXT:   Section (2) .rela.text {
 # CHECK-NEXT:     0x0 R_PPC_PLTREL24 printf 0x0
+# CHECK-NEXT:     0x4 R_PPC_LOCAL24PC _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ 0xFFFFFFFC
 # CHECK-NEXT:   }
 # CHECK-NEXT: ]