diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
index d969c3850d3..a417a2d544e 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCISelLowering.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ PPCTargetLowering::PPCTargetLowering(TargetMachine &TM)
   }
   
   setSetCCResultType(MVT::i32);
+  setShiftAmountType(MVT::i32);
   setSetCCResultContents(ZeroOrOneSetCCResult);
   setStackPointerRegisterToSaveRestore(PPC::R1);