diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
index d7f1a08622a..a2ea492710b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/asm9.go
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ func (c *ctxt9) opform(insn uint32) int {
 // instruction op with source or destination (as appropriate) register reg.
 func (c *ctxt9) symbolAccess(s *obj.LSym, d int64, reg int16, op uint32) (o1, o2 uint32) {
 	if c.ctxt.Headtype == objabi.Haix {
-		// Every symbol accesses must be made via a TOC anchor.
+		// Every symbol access must be made via a TOC anchor.
 		c.ctxt.Diag("symbolAccess called for %s", s.Name)
 	}
 	var base uint32
@@ -3656,18 +3656,20 @@ func (c *ctxt9) asmout(p *obj.Prog, o *Optab, out []uint32) {
 		cy := int(c.regoff(p.GetFrom3()))
 		o1 = AOP_Z23I(c.oprrr(p.As), uint32(p.To.Reg), uint32(p.From.Reg), uint32(p.Reg), uint32(cy))
 
-	case 95: /* Retrieve TOC symbol */
-		v := c.vregoff(&p.To)
+	case 95: /* Retrieve TOC relative symbol */
+		/* This code is for AIX only */
+		v := c.vregoff(&p.From)
 		if v != 0 {
 			c.ctxt.Diag("invalid offset against TOC slot %v", p)
 		}
 
-		if c.opform(c.opload(p.As)) != DS_FORM {
+		inst := c.opload(p.As)
+		if c.opform(inst) != DS_FORM {
 			c.ctxt.Diag("invalid form for a TOC access in %v", p)
 		}
 
 		o1 = AOP_IRR(OP_ADDIS, uint32(p.To.Reg), REG_R2, 0)
-		o2 = AOP_IRR(c.opload(AMOVD), uint32(p.To.Reg), uint32(p.To.Reg), 0)
+		o2 = AOP_IRR(inst, uint32(p.To.Reg), uint32(p.To.Reg), 0)
 		rel := obj.Addrel(c.cursym)
 		rel.Off = int32(c.pc)
 		rel.Siz = 8
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/obj9.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/obj9.go
index a9928742dea..22869160988 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/obj9.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/ppc64/obj9.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func progedit(ctxt *obj.Link, p *obj.Prog, newprog obj.ProgAlloc) {
 }
 
 // Rewrite p, if necessary, to access a symbol using its TOC anchor.
+// This code is for AIX only.
 func (c *ctxt9) rewriteToUseTOC(p *obj.Prog) {
 	if p.As == obj.ATEXT || p.As == obj.AFUNCDATA || p.As == obj.ACALL || p.As == obj.ARET || p.As == obj.AJMP {
 		return
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go
index 4f5d8b55398..3b283b38551 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/asm.go
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func addelfdynrel(ctxt *ld.Link, s *sym.Symbol, r *sym.Reloc) bool {
 
 func elfreloc1(ctxt *ld.Link, r *sym.Reloc, sectoff int64) bool {
 	// Beware that bit0~bit15 start from the third byte of a instruction in Big-Endian machines.
-	if r.Type == objabi.R_ADDR || r.Type == objabi.R_POWER_TLS ||  r.Type == objabi.R_CALLPOWER {
+	if r.Type == objabi.R_ADDR || r.Type == objabi.R_POWER_TLS || r.Type == objabi.R_CALLPOWER {
 	} else {
 		if ctxt.Arch.ByteOrder == binary.BigEndian {
 			sectoff += 2
@@ -489,7 +489,12 @@ func symtoc(ctxt *ld.Link, s *sym.Symbol) int64 {
 	return toc.Value
 }
 
+// archreloctoc relocates a TOC relative symbol.
+// This code is for AIX only.
 func archreloctoc(ctxt *ld.Link, r *sym.Reloc, s *sym.Symbol, val int64) int64 {
+	if ctxt.HeadType == objabi.Hlinux {
+		ld.Errorf(s, "archrelocaddr called for %s relocation\n", r.Sym.Name)
+	}
 	var o1, o2 uint32
 
 	o1 = uint32(val >> 32)
@@ -519,6 +524,8 @@ func archreloctoc(ctxt *ld.Link, r *sym.Reloc, s *sym.Symbol, val int64) int64 {
 	return int64(o1)<<32 | int64(o2)
 }
 
+// archrelocaddr relocates a symbol address.
+// This code is for AIX only.
 func archrelocaddr(ctxt *ld.Link, r *sym.Reloc, s *sym.Symbol, val int64) int64 {
 	if ctxt.HeadType == objabi.Haix {
 		ld.Errorf(s, "archrelocaddr called for %s relocation\n", r.Sym.Name)