diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/callconv/powerpc64.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/callconv/powerpc64.rs
index 71e533b8cc519..3a71592cbe090 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/callconv/powerpc64.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/callconv/powerpc64.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ where
     Ty: TyAbiInterface<'a, C> + Copy,
     C: HasDataLayout + HasTargetSpec,
 {
-    let abi = if cx.target_spec().env == "musl" {
+    let abi = if cx.target_spec().env == "musl" || cx.target_spec().os == "freebsd" {
         ELFv2
     } else if cx.target_spec().os == "aix" {
         AIX
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
index 68a3718035cd9..4ccb3ee466405 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/targets/powerpc64_unknown_freebsd.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub(crate) fn target() -> Target {
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-freebsd".into(),
         metadata: crate::spec::TargetMetadata {
-            description: Some("PPC64 FreeBSD (ELFv1 and ELFv2)".into()),
+            description: Some("PPC64 FreeBSD (ELFv2)".into()),
             tier: Some(3),
             host_tools: Some(true),
             std: Some(true),
diff --git a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
index 3b82d123276d9..3dbcfe9703667 100644
--- a/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
+++ b/src/doc/rustc/src/platform-support.md
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ target | std | host | notes
 [`powerpc-unknown-openbsd`](platform-support/powerpc-unknown-openbsd.md) | * |  |
 [`powerpc-wrs-vxworks-spe`](platform-support/vxworks.md) | ✓ |  |
 [`powerpc-wrs-vxworks`](platform-support/vxworks.md) | ✓ |  |
-`powerpc64-unknown-freebsd` | ✓ | ✓ | PPC64 FreeBSD (ELFv1 and ELFv2)
+`powerpc64-unknown-freebsd` | ✓ | ✓ | PPC64 FreeBSD (ELFv2)
 `powerpc64le-unknown-freebsd` | ✓ | ✓ | PPC64LE FreeBSD
 `powerpc-unknown-freebsd` | ? |   | PowerPC FreeBSD
 `powerpc64-unknown-linux-musl` | ? |  | 64-bit PowerPC Linux with musl 1.2.3