diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
index d7fe9f5b46d457cf0895c7dee542bc2e40fb3e49..ad5fcf51b25225c7827f45347ce94d8f7c2584b6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 #define PPC_INST_TLBIVAX		0x7c000624
 #define PPC_INST_TLBSRX_DOT		0x7c0006a5
 #define PPC_INST_XXLOR			0xf0000510
+#define PPC_INST_XXSWAPD		0xf0000250
 #define PPC_INST_XVCPSGNDP		0xf0000780
 #define PPC_INST_TRECHKPT		0x7c0007dd
 #define PPC_INST_TRECLAIM		0x7c00075d
@@ -344,6 +345,8 @@
 					       VSX_XX1((s), a, b))
 #define XXLOR(t, a, b)		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_XXLOR | \
 					       VSX_XX3((t), a, b))
+#define XXSWAPD(t, a)		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_XXSWAPD | \
+					       VSX_XX3((t), a, a))
 #define XVCPSGNDP(t, a, b)	stringify_in_c(.long (PPC_INST_XVCPSGNDP | \
 					       VSX_XX3((t), (a), (b))))
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
index 599545738af3e2354b137221cf1c07cf68e25440..0c51fb4fd2aa7635dfc86f02f8f6d9c74fcc4d1a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
@@ -180,9 +180,20 @@ END_FW_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)
 #define REST_32VRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base)	REST_16VRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base);	\
 					REST_16VRS_TRANSACT(n+16,b,base)
 
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN__
+#define STXVD2X_ROT(n,b,base)		STXVD2X(n,b,base)
+#define LXVD2X_ROT(n,b,base)		LXVD2X(n,b,base)
+#else
+#define STXVD2X_ROT(n,b,base)		XXSWAPD(n,n);		\
+					STXVD2X(n,b,base);	\
+					XXSWAPD(n,n)
+
+#define LXVD2X_ROT(n,b,base)		LXVD2X(n,b,base);	\
+					XXSWAPD(n,n)
+#endif
 
 #define SAVE_VSR_TRANSACT(n,b,base)	li b,THREAD_TRANSACT_VSR0+(16*(n)); \
-					STXVD2X(n,R##base,R##b)
+					STXVD2X_ROT(n,R##base,R##b)
 #define SAVE_2VSRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base)	SAVE_VSR_TRANSACT(n,b,base);	\
 	                                SAVE_VSR_TRANSACT(n+1,b,base)
 #define SAVE_4VSRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base)	SAVE_2VSRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base);	\
@@ -195,7 +206,7 @@ END_FW_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)
 	                                SAVE_16VSRS_TRANSACT(n+16,b,base)
 
 #define REST_VSR_TRANSACT(n,b,base)	li b,THREAD_TRANSACT_VSR0+(16*(n)); \
-					LXVD2X(n,R##base,R##b)
+					LXVD2X_ROT(n,R##base,R##b)
 #define REST_2VSRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base)	REST_VSR_TRANSACT(n,b,base);    \
 	                                REST_VSR_TRANSACT(n+1,b,base)
 #define REST_4VSRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base)	REST_2VSRS_TRANSACT(n,b,base);	\
@@ -208,13 +219,15 @@ END_FW_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(FW_FEATURE_SPLPAR)
 	                                REST_16VSRS_TRANSACT(n+16,b,base)
 
 /* Save the lower 32 VSRs in the thread VSR region */
-#define SAVE_VSR(n,b,base)	li b,THREAD_VSR0+(16*(n));  STXVD2X(n,R##base,R##b)
+#define SAVE_VSR(n,b,base)	li b,THREAD_VSR0+(16*(n)); \
+				STXVD2X_ROT(n,R##base,R##b)
 #define SAVE_2VSRS(n,b,base)	SAVE_VSR(n,b,base); SAVE_VSR(n+1,b,base)
 #define SAVE_4VSRS(n,b,base)	SAVE_2VSRS(n,b,base); SAVE_2VSRS(n+2,b,base)
 #define SAVE_8VSRS(n,b,base)	SAVE_4VSRS(n,b,base); SAVE_4VSRS(n+4,b,base)
 #define SAVE_16VSRS(n,b,base)	SAVE_8VSRS(n,b,base); SAVE_8VSRS(n+8,b,base)
 #define SAVE_32VSRS(n,b,base)	SAVE_16VSRS(n,b,base); SAVE_16VSRS(n+16,b,base)
-#define REST_VSR(n,b,base)	li b,THREAD_VSR0+(16*(n)); LXVD2X(n,R##base,R##b)
+#define REST_VSR(n,b,base)	li b,THREAD_VSR0+(16*(n)); \
+				LXVD2X_ROT(n,R##base,R##b)
 #define REST_2VSRS(n,b,base)	REST_VSR(n,b,base); REST_VSR(n+1,b,base)
 #define REST_4VSRS(n,b,base)	REST_2VSRS(n,b,base); REST_2VSRS(n+2,b,base)
 #define REST_8VSRS(n,b,base)	REST_4VSRS(n,b,base); REST_4VSRS(n+4,b,base)