diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu.h b/target-ppc/cpu.h
index 26acdba847..826172b7bb 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu.h
@@ -549,6 +549,8 @@ enum {
     POWERPC_FLAG_BUS_CLK  = 0x00020000,
     /* Has CFAR                                                              */
     POWERPC_FLAG_CFAR     = 0x00040000,
+    /* Has VSX                                                               */
+    POWERPC_FLAG_VSX      = 0x00080000,
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -1870,7 +1872,8 @@ enum {
     /* Book I 2.05 PowerPC specification                                     */
     PPC2_ISA205        = 0x0000000000000020ULL,
 
-#define PPC_TCG_INSNS2 (PPC2_BOOKE206 | PPC2_PRCNTL | PPC2_DBRX | PPC2_ISA205)
+#define PPC_TCG_INSNS2 (PPC2_BOOKE206 | PPC2_VSX | PPC2_PRCNTL | PPC2_DBRX | \
+  PPC2_ISA205)
 };
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index 3d3952c329..e2248158aa 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -7246,7 +7246,8 @@ POWERPC_FAMILY(POWER7)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     pcc->bfd_mach = bfd_mach_ppc64;
     pcc->flags = POWERPC_FLAG_VRE | POWERPC_FLAG_SE |
                  POWERPC_FLAG_BE | POWERPC_FLAG_PMM |
-                 POWERPC_FLAG_BUS_CLK | POWERPC_FLAG_CFAR;
+                 POWERPC_FLAG_BUS_CLK | POWERPC_FLAG_CFAR |
+                 POWERPC_FLAG_VSX;
     pcc->l1_dcache_size = 0x8000;
     pcc->l1_icache_size = 0x8000;
 }
@@ -7283,7 +7284,8 @@ POWERPC_FAMILY(POWER8)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     pcc->bfd_mach = bfd_mach_ppc64;
     pcc->flags = POWERPC_FLAG_VRE | POWERPC_FLAG_SE |
                  POWERPC_FLAG_BE | POWERPC_FLAG_PMM |
-                 POWERPC_FLAG_BUS_CLK | POWERPC_FLAG_CFAR;
+                 POWERPC_FLAG_BUS_CLK | POWERPC_FLAG_CFAR |
+                 POWERPC_FLAG_VSX;
     pcc->l1_dcache_size = 0x8000;
     pcc->l1_icache_size = 0x8000;
 }