diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 400d835c38..c9fb27886e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ HAVE_LIST="
     GetProcessTimes
     getrusage
     struct_rusage_ru_maxrss
+    ibm_asm
     inet_aton
     inline_asm
     isatty
@@ -2340,6 +2341,7 @@ elif enabled ppc; then
     enable local_aligned_8 local_aligned_16
 
     check_asm dcbzl     '"dcbzl 0, 1"'
+    check_asm ibm_asm   '"add 0, 0, 0"'
     check_asm ppc4xx    '"maclhw r10, r11, r12"'
     check_asm xform_asm '"lwzx %1, %y0" :: "Z"(*(int*)0), "r"(0)'
 
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/asm.S b/libavcodec/ppc/asm.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abf63b1fd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/asm.S
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 Loren Merritt
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#if HAVE_IBM_ASM
+
+.macro DEFINE_REG n
+    .equiv r\n, \n
+    .equiv f\n, \n
+    .equiv v\n, \n
+.endm
+
+DEFINE_REG 0
+DEFINE_REG 1
+DEFINE_REG 2
+DEFINE_REG 3
+DEFINE_REG 4
+DEFINE_REG 5
+DEFINE_REG 6
+DEFINE_REG 7
+DEFINE_REG 8
+DEFINE_REG 9
+DEFINE_REG 10
+DEFINE_REG 11
+DEFINE_REG 12
+DEFINE_REG 13
+DEFINE_REG 14
+DEFINE_REG 15
+DEFINE_REG 16
+DEFINE_REG 17
+DEFINE_REG 18
+DEFINE_REG 19
+DEFINE_REG 20
+DEFINE_REG 21
+DEFINE_REG 22
+DEFINE_REG 23
+DEFINE_REG 24
+DEFINE_REG 25
+DEFINE_REG 26
+DEFINE_REG 27
+DEFINE_REG 28
+DEFINE_REG 29
+DEFINE_REG 30
+DEFINE_REG 31
+
+#endif /* HAVE_IBM_ASM */
diff --git a/libavcodec/ppc/regs.h b/libavcodec/ppc/regs.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63861f28fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libavcodec/ppc/regs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 Mans Rullgard
+ *
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef AVCODEC_PPC_REGS_H
+#define AVCODEC_PPC_REGS_H
+
+#include "libavutil/avutil.h"
+#include "config.h"
+
+#if HAVE_IBM_ASM
+#   define r(n) AV_TOSTRING(n)
+#   define f(n) AV_TOSTRING(n)
+#   define v(n) AV_TOSTRING(n)
+#else
+#   define r(n) AV_TOSTRING(r ## n)
+#   define f(n) AV_TOSTRING(f ## n)
+#   define v(n) AV_TOSTRING(v ## n)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* AVCODEC_PPC_REGS_H */