diff --git a/usr/klibc/arch/ppc64/MCONFIG b/usr/klibc/arch/ppc64/MCONFIG
index 0294c44..1331e05 100644
--- a/usr/klibc/arch/ppc64/MCONFIG
+++ b/usr/klibc/arch/ppc64/MCONFIG
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 KLIBCARCHREQFLAGS = -m64
 KLIBCARCHREQFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -mcall-aixdesc, )
+KLIBCARCHREQFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -mcmodel=small, )
 KLIBCOPTFLAGS     += -Os
 KLIBCBITSIZE      = 64