diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 60777fecf6..bea803bd13 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -824,8 +824,6 @@ static uint32_t get_elf_hwcap2(void)
         NEW_AUX_ENT(AT_IGNOREPPC, AT_IGNOREPPC);        \
     } while (0)
 
-static inline uint32_t get_ppc64_abi(struct image_info *infop);
-
 static inline void init_thread(struct target_pt_regs *_regs, struct image_info *infop)
 {
     _regs->gpr[1] = infop->start_stack;
@@ -1205,13 +1203,6 @@ static inline void init_thread(struct target_pt_regs *regs, struct image_info *i
 
 #include "elf.h"
 
-#ifdef TARGET_PPC
-static inline uint32_t get_ppc64_abi(struct image_info *infop)
-{
-  return infop->elf_flags & EF_PPC64_ABI;
-}
-#endif
-
 struct exec
 {
     unsigned int a_info;   /* Use macros N_MAGIC, etc for access */
diff --git a/linux-user/ppc/target_cpu.h b/linux-user/ppc/target_cpu.h
index 9cc0c3ba9c..26f4ba297f 100644
--- a/linux-user/ppc/target_cpu.h
+++ b/linux-user/ppc/target_cpu.h
@@ -38,4 +38,14 @@ static inline void cpu_set_tls(CPUPPCState *env, target_ulong newtls)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef EF_PPC64_ABI
+#define EF_PPC64_ABI           0x3
+#endif
+
+static inline uint32_t get_ppc64_abi(struct image_info *infop)
+{
+  return infop->elf_flags & EF_PPC64_ABI;
+}
+
+
 #endif