diff --git a/interpreter/cling/lib/Interpreter/IncrementalExecutor.cpp b/interpreter/cling/lib/Interpreter/IncrementalExecutor.cpp
index 7e4cb435fc877..b36962f9d4255 100644
--- a/interpreter/cling/lib/Interpreter/IncrementalExecutor.cpp
+++ b/interpreter/cling/lib/Interpreter/IncrementalExecutor.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,13 @@ std::unique_ptr<TargetMachine>
   std::string FeaturesStr;
 
   TargetOptions Options = TargetOptions();
+// We have to use large code model for PowerPC64 because TOC and text sections
+// can be more than 2GB apart.
+#if defined(__powerpc64__) || defined(__PPC64__)
+  CodeModel::Model CMModel = CodeModel::Large;
+#else
   CodeModel::Model CMModel = CodeModel::JITDefault;
+#endif
   CodeGenOpt::Level OptLevel = CodeGenOpt::Default;
   switch (CGOpt.OptimizationLevel) {
     case 0: OptLevel = CodeGenOpt::None; break;