diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFastISel.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFastISel.cpp
index 7af9101e537..ddf13ff3cd6 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFastISel.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFastISel.cpp
@@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ bool PPCFastISel::SelectRet(const Instruction *I) {
   }
 
   MachineInstrBuilder MIB = BuildMI(*FuncInfo.MBB, FuncInfo.InsertPt, DbgLoc,
-                                    TII.get(PPC::BLR));
+                                    TII.get(PPC::BLR8));
 
   for (unsigned i = 0, e = RetRegs.size(); i != e; ++i)
     MIB.addReg(RetRegs[i], RegState::Implicit);
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFrameLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFrameLowering.cpp
index 9b71bd94b82..e39f75544e1 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFrameLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCFrameLowering.cpp
@@ -871,6 +871,7 @@ void PPCFrameLowering::emitEpilogue(MachineFunction &MF,
   DebugLoc dl;
 
   assert((RetOpcode == PPC::BLR ||
+          RetOpcode == PPC::BLR8 ||
           RetOpcode == PPC::TCRETURNri ||
           RetOpcode == PPC::TCRETURNdi ||
           RetOpcode == PPC::TCRETURNai ||
@@ -1057,7 +1058,8 @@ void PPCFrameLowering::emitEpilogue(MachineFunction &MF,
 
   // Callee pop calling convention. Pop parameter/linkage area. Used for tail
   // call optimization
-  if (MF.getTarget().Options.GuaranteedTailCallOpt && RetOpcode == PPC::BLR &&
+  if (MF.getTarget().Options.GuaranteedTailCallOpt &&
+      (RetOpcode == PPC::BLR || RetOpcode == PPC::BLR8) &&
       MF.getFunction()->getCallingConv() == CallingConv::Fast) {
      PPCFunctionInfo *FI = MF.getInfo<PPCFunctionInfo>();
      unsigned CallerAllocatedAmt = FI->getMinReservedArea();
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstr64Bit.td b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstr64Bit.td
index 1b6fcbeec73..5c6675dd36b 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstr64Bit.td
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstr64Bit.td
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ def HI48_64 : SDNodeXForm<imm, [{
 
 let Interpretation64Bit = 1, isCodeGenOnly = 1 in {
 let isTerminator = 1, isBarrier = 1, PPC970_Unit = 7 in {
+  let isReturn = 1, Uses = [LR8, RM] in
+    def BLR8 : XLForm_2_ext<19, 16, 20, 0, 0, (outs), (ins), "blr", IIC_BrB,
+                            [(retflag)]>, Requires<[In64BitMode]>;
   let isBranch = 1, isIndirectBranch = 1, Uses = [CTR8] in {
     def BCTR8 : XLForm_2_ext<19, 528, 20, 0, 0, (outs), (ins), "bctr", IIC_BrB,
                              []>,
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp
index c743d66ee04..1242c3e4015 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ bool PPCInstrInfo::PredicateInstruction(
                      MachineInstr *MI,
                      const SmallVectorImpl<MachineOperand> &Pred) const {
   unsigned OpC = MI->getOpcode();
-  if (OpC == PPC::BLR) {
+  if (OpC == PPC::BLR || OpC == PPC::BLR8) {
     if (Pred[1].getReg() == PPC::CTR8 || Pred[1].getReg() == PPC::CTR) {
       bool isPPC64 = Subtarget.isPPC64();
       MI->setDesc(get(Pred[0].getImm() ?
@@ -1277,6 +1277,7 @@ bool PPCInstrInfo::isPredicable(MachineInstr *MI) const {
     return false;
   case PPC::B:
   case PPC::BLR:
+  case PPC::BLR8:
   case PPC::BCTR:
   case PPC::BCTR8:
   case PPC::BCTRL:
@@ -2138,7 +2139,8 @@ protected:
       I = ReturnMBB.SkipPHIsAndLabels(I);
 
       // The block must be essentially empty except for the blr.
-      if (I == ReturnMBB.end() || I->getOpcode() != PPC::BLR ||
+      if (I == ReturnMBB.end() ||
+          (I->getOpcode() != PPC::BLR && I->getOpcode() != PPC::BLR8) ||
           I != ReturnMBB.getLastNonDebugInstr())
         return Changed;
 
@@ -2151,7 +2153,7 @@ protected:
             if (J->getOperand(0).getMBB() == &ReturnMBB) {
               // This is an unconditional branch to the return. Replace the
               // branch with a blr.
-              BuildMI(**PI, J, J->getDebugLoc(), TII->get(PPC::BLR));
+              BuildMI(**PI, J, J->getDebugLoc(), TII->get(I->getOpcode()));
               MachineBasicBlock::iterator K = J--;
               K->eraseFromParent();
               BlockChanged = true;
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td
index 52d9d6691f2..d597cdcbd64 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ def RESTORE_CRBIT : Pseudo<(outs crbitrc:$cond), (ins memri:$F),
 let isTerminator = 1, isBarrier = 1, PPC970_Unit = 7 in {
   let isReturn = 1, Uses = [LR, RM] in
     def BLR : XLForm_2_ext<19, 16, 20, 0, 0, (outs), (ins), "blr", IIC_BrB,
-                           [(retflag)]>;
+                           [(retflag)]>, Requires<[In32BitMode]>;
   let isBranch = 1, isIndirectBranch = 1, Uses = [CTR] in {
     def BCTR : XLForm_2_ext<19, 528, 20, 0, 0, (outs), (ins), "bctr", IIC_BrB,
                             []>;