diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp
index d2df6645bb0..d9d68446f53 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.cpp
@@ -570,12 +570,15 @@ PPCInstrInfo::StoreRegToStackSlot(MachineFunction &MF,
     // STVX VAL, 0, R0
     //
     // FIXME: We use R0 here, because it isn't available for RA.
-    NewMIs.push_back(addFrameReference(BuildMI(MF, DL, get(PPC::ADDI), PPC::R0),
+    bool Is64Bit = TM.getSubtargetImpl()->isPPC64();
+    unsigned Instr = Is64Bit ? PPC::ADDI8 : PPC::ADDI;
+    unsigned GPR0  = Is64Bit ? PPC::X0    : PPC::R0;
+    NewMIs.push_back(addFrameReference(BuildMI(MF, DL, get(Instr), GPR0),
                                        FrameIdx, 0, 0));
     NewMIs.push_back(BuildMI(MF, DL, get(PPC::STVX))
                      .addReg(SrcReg, getKillRegState(isKill))
-                     .addReg(PPC::R0)
-                     .addReg(PPC::R0));
+                     .addReg(GPR0)
+                     .addReg(GPR0));
   } else {
     llvm_unreachable("Unknown regclass!");
   }
@@ -707,10 +710,13 @@ PPCInstrInfo::LoadRegFromStackSlot(MachineFunction &MF, DebugLoc DL,
     // Dest = LVX 0, R0
     //
     // FIXME: We use R0 here, because it isn't available for RA.
-    NewMIs.push_back(addFrameReference(BuildMI(MF, DL, get(PPC::ADDI), PPC::R0),
+    bool Is64Bit = TM.getSubtargetImpl()->isPPC64();
+    unsigned Instr = Is64Bit ? PPC::ADDI8 : PPC::ADDI;
+    unsigned GPR0  = Is64Bit ? PPC::X0    : PPC::R0;
+    NewMIs.push_back(addFrameReference(BuildMI(MF, DL, get(Instr), GPR0),
                                        FrameIdx, 0, 0));
-    NewMIs.push_back(BuildMI(MF, DL, get(PPC::LVX),DestReg).addReg(PPC::R0)
-                     .addReg(PPC::R0));
+    NewMIs.push_back(BuildMI(MF, DL, get(PPC::LVX),DestReg).addReg(GPR0)
+                     .addReg(GPR0));
   } else {
     llvm_unreachable("Unknown regclass!");
   }
diff --git a/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/vrspill.ll b/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/vrspill.ll
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fdd200c1032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/vrspill.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+; RUN: llc -O0 -mtriple=powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu -verify-machineinstrs  < %s | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llc -O0 -mtriple=powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu -verify-machineinstrs < %s | FileCheck %s
+
+; This verifies that we generate correct spill/reload code for vector regs.
+
+define void @addrtaken(i32 %i, <4 x float> %w) nounwind {
+entry:
+  %i.addr = alloca i32, align 4
+  %w.addr = alloca <4 x float>, align 16
+  store i32 %i, i32* %i.addr, align 4
+  store <4 x float> %w, <4 x float>* %w.addr, align 16
+  call void @foo(i32* %i.addr)
+  ret void
+}
+
+; CHECK: stvx 2, 0, 0
+; CHECK: lvx 2, 0, 0
+
+declare void @foo(i32*)