diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
index 724d8ee..cdd62a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
+## Build a couple of necessary functions into a private libgcc
+LIBGCC	= $(obj)libgcc.o
+GLSOBJS	+= _ashldi3.o
+GLSOBJS	+= _ashrdi3.o
+GLSOBJS	+= _lshrdi3.o
+LGOBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(GLSOBJS)) \
+	   $(addprefix $(obj),$(GLCOBJS))
+
+## But only build it if the user asked for it
+ifdef USE_PRIVATE_LIBGCC
+TARGETS	+= $(LIBGCC)
+endif
+
 LIB	= $(obj)lib$(ARCH).o
 
 SOBJS-y	+= ppccache.o
@@ -53,9 +66,14 @@
 
 COBJS	+= $(sort $(COBJS-y))
 
-SRCS	:= $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
+SRCS	:= $(GLSOBJS:.o=.S) $(GLCOBJS:.o=.c) \
+	   $(SOBJS-y:.o=.S) $(COBJS-y:.o=.c)
 OBJS	:= $(addprefix $(obj),$(SOBJS-y) $(COBJS-y))
 
+TARGETS += $(LIB)
+
+all: $(TARGETS)
+
 $(LIB):	$(obj).depend $(OBJS)
 	@if ! $(CROSS_COMPILE)readelf -S $(OBJS) | grep -q '\.fixup.*PROGBITS';\
 	then \
@@ -65,6 +83,9 @@
 	fi;
 	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(OBJS))
 
+$(LIBGCC): $(obj).depend $(LGOBJS)
+	$(call cmd_link_o_target, $(LGOBJS))
+
 #########################################################################
 
 # defines $(obj).depend target
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/_ashldi3.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/_ashldi3.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e452f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/_ashldi3.S
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * This code was copied from arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S in the Linux
+ * kernel sources (commit 85e2efbb1db9a18d218006706d6e4fbeb0216213, also
+ * known as 2.6.38-rc5).  The source file copyrights are as follows:
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 1995-1996 Gary Thomas (gdt@linuxppc.org)
+ *
+ * Largely rewritten by Cort Dougan (cort@cs.nmt.edu)
+ * and Paul Mackerras.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <ppc_asm.tmpl>
+#include <ppc_defs.h>
+#include <config.h>
+
+/*
+ * Extended precision shifts.
+ *
+ * Updated to be valid for shift counts from 0 to 63 inclusive.
+ * -- Gabriel
+ *
+ * R3/R4 has 64 bit value
+ * R5    has shift count
+ * result in R3/R4
+ *
+ *  ashrdi3: arithmetic right shift (sign propagation)
+ *  lshrdi3: logical right shift
+ *  ashldi3: left shift
+ */
+	.globl __ashldi3
+__ashldi3:
+	subfic	r6,r5,32
+	slw	r3,r3,r5	# MSW = count > 31 ? 0 : MSW << count
+	addi	r7,r5,32	# could be xori, or addi with -32
+	srw	r6,r4,r6	# t1 = count > 31 ? 0 : LSW >> (32-count)
+	slw	r7,r4,r7	# t2 = count < 32 ? 0 : LSW << (count-32)
+	or	r3,r3,r6	# MSW |= t1
+	slw	r4,r4,r5	# LSW = LSW << count
+	or	r3,r3,r7	# MSW |= t2
+	blr
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/_ashrdi3.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/_ashrdi3.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f28ab49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/_ashrdi3.S
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * This code was copied from arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S in the Linux
+ * kernel sources (commit 85e2efbb1db9a18d218006706d6e4fbeb0216213, also
+ * known as 2.6.38-rc5).  The source file copyrights are as follows:
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 1995-1996 Gary Thomas (gdt@linuxppc.org)
+ *
+ * Largely rewritten by Cort Dougan (cort@cs.nmt.edu)
+ * and Paul Mackerras.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <ppc_asm.tmpl>
+#include <ppc_defs.h>
+#include <config.h>
+
+/*
+ * Extended precision shifts.
+ *
+ * Updated to be valid for shift counts from 0 to 63 inclusive.
+ * -- Gabriel
+ *
+ * R3/R4 has 64 bit value
+ * R5    has shift count
+ * result in R3/R4
+ *
+ *  ashrdi3: arithmetic right shift (sign propagation)
+ *  lshrdi3: logical right shift
+ *  ashldi3: left shift
+ */
+	.globl __ashrdi3
+__ashrdi3:
+	subfic	r6,r5,32
+	srw	r4,r4,r5	# LSW = count > 31 ? 0 : LSW >> count
+	addi	r7,r5,32	# could be xori, or addi with -32
+	slw	r6,r3,r6	# t1 = count > 31 ? 0 : MSW << (32-count)
+	rlwinm	r8,r7,0,32	# t3 = (count < 32) ? 32 : 0
+	sraw	r7,r3,r7	# t2 = MSW >> (count-32)
+	or	r4,r4,r6	# LSW |= t1
+	slw	r7,r7,r8	# t2 = (count < 32) ? 0 : t2
+	sraw	r3,r3,r5	# MSW = MSW >> count
+	or	r4,r4,r7	# LSW |= t2
+	blr
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/_lshrdi3.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/_lshrdi3.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1bbe7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/_lshrdi3.S
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * This code was copied from arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S in the Linux
+ * kernel sources (commit 85e2efbb1db9a18d218006706d6e4fbeb0216213, also
+ * known as 2.6.38-rc5).  The source file copyrights are as follows:
+ *
+ * (C) Copyright 1995-1996 Gary Thomas (gdt@linuxppc.org)
+ *
+ * Largely rewritten by Cort Dougan (cort@cs.nmt.edu)
+ * and Paul Mackerras.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ */
+
+#include <ppc_asm.tmpl>
+#include <ppc_defs.h>
+#include <config.h>
+
+/*
+ * Extended precision shifts.
+ *
+ * Updated to be valid for shift counts from 0 to 63 inclusive.
+ * -- Gabriel
+ *
+ * R3/R4 has 64 bit value
+ * R5    has shift count
+ * result in R3/R4
+ *
+ *  ashrdi3: arithmetic right shift (sign propagation)
+ *  lshrdi3: logical right shift
+ *  ashldi3: left shift
+ */
+	.globl __lshrdi3
+__lshrdi3:
+	subfic	r6,r5,32
+	srw	r4,r4,r5	# LSW = count > 31 ? 0 : LSW >> count
+	addi	r7,r5,32	# could be xori, or addi with -32
+	slw	r6,r3,r6	# t1 = count > 31 ? 0 : MSW << (32-count)
+	srw	r7,r3,r7	# t2 = count < 32 ? 0 : MSW >> (count-32)
+	or	r4,r4,r6	# LSW |= t1
+	srw	r3,r3,r5	# MSW = MSW >> count
+	or	r4,r4,r7	# LSW |= t2
+	blr