diff --git a/coregrind/m_redir.c b/coregrind/m_redir.c
index 63172b971..857f910cb 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_redir.c
+++ b/coregrind/m_redir.c
@@ -1508,6 +1508,12 @@ void VG_(redir_initialise) ( void )
          NULL /* not mandatory - so why bother at all? */
          /* glibc-2.5 (FC6, ppc64) seems fine without it */
       );
+
+      add_hardwired_spec(
+         "ld64.so.2", "strcmp",
+         (Addr)&VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp),
+         NULL
+      );
    }
 
 #  elif defined(VGP_arm_linux)
diff --git a/coregrind/m_trampoline.S b/coregrind/m_trampoline.S
index 2c2cc0dc2..5e1f2f147 100644
--- a/coregrind/m_trampoline.S
+++ b/coregrind/m_trampoline.S
@@ -602,8 +602,52 @@ VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strchr):
         .long 0
         .byte 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
 .L1end:
-
 	
+	/* this function is written using the "dotless" ABI convention */
+	.align 2
+	.globl VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp)
+#if !defined VGP_ppc64be_linux || _CALL_ELF == 2
+        /* Little Endian uses ELF version 2 */
+        .type VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp),@function
+VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp):
+#else
+        /* Big Endian uses ELF version 1 */
+	.section        ".opd","aw"
+	.align 3
+VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp):
+	.quad   .L.VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp),.TOC.@tocbase,0
+	.previous
+	.size	VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp), \
+			.LFE0-.L.VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp)
+	.type	VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp), @function
+
+.L.VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp):
+#endif
+#if _CALL_ELF == 2
+0:      addis        2,12,.TOC.-0b@ha
+        addi         2,2,.TOC.-0b@l
+        .localentry  VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp), .-VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp)
+#endif
+.LFB0:
+        .cfi_startproc
+        li 10,0
+.L3:
+        lbzx 8,3,10
+        lbzx 9,4,10
+        cmpwi 0,8,0
+        beq 0,.L2
+        cmpw 0,8,9
+        addi 10,10,1
+        beq 0,.L3
+.L2:
+        subf 3,9,8
+        extsw 3,3
+        blr
+        .long 0
+        .byte 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
+        .cfi_endproc
+.LFE0:
+
 .global VG_(trampoline_stuff_end)
 VG_(trampoline_stuff_end):
 
diff --git a/coregrind/pub_core_trampoline.h b/coregrind/pub_core_trampoline.h
index 11d791df7..92b4fc67b 100644
--- a/coregrind/pub_core_trampoline.h
+++ b/coregrind/pub_core_trampoline.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ extern void* VG_(ppc32_linux_REDIR_FOR_strchr)( void*, Int );
 #if defined(VGP_ppc64be_linux) || defined(VGP_ppc64le_linux)
 extern Addr  VG_(ppc64_linux_SUBST_FOR_rt_sigreturn);
 extern UInt  VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strlen)( void* );
+extern UInt  VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strcmp)( void*, void* );
 extern void* VG_(ppc64_linux_REDIR_FOR_strchr)( void*, Int );
 /* A label (sans dot) marking the ultra-magical return stub via which
    all redirected and wrapped functions are made to "return" on