diff --git a/target-ppc/translate.c b/target-ppc/translate.c
index dc80b02318..b19eb14df7 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate.c
@@ -1128,9 +1128,20 @@ static void gen_mulhwu(DisasContext *ctx)
 /* mullw  mullw. */
 static void gen_mullw(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
+    TCGv_i64 t0, t1;
+    t0 = tcg_temp_new_i64();
+    t1 = tcg_temp_new_i64();
+    tcg_gen_ext32s_tl(t0, cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)]);
+    tcg_gen_ext32s_tl(t1, cpu_gpr[rB(ctx->opcode)]);
+    tcg_gen_mul_i64(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], t0, t1);
+    tcg_temp_free(t0);
+    tcg_temp_free(t1);
+#else
     tcg_gen_mul_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rA(ctx->opcode)],
                    cpu_gpr[rB(ctx->opcode)]);
     tcg_gen_ext32s_tl(cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)], cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)]);
+#endif
     if (unlikely(Rc(ctx->opcode) != 0))
         gen_set_Rc0(ctx, cpu_gpr[rD(ctx->opcode)]);
 }