diff --git a/lib/Transforms/Scalar/LoopStrengthReduce.cpp b/lib/Transforms/Scalar/LoopStrengthReduce.cpp
index f11976fe879..e7e9886e314 100644
--- a/lib/Transforms/Scalar/LoopStrengthReduce.cpp
+++ b/lib/Transforms/Scalar/LoopStrengthReduce.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,13 @@ void BasedUser::RewriteInstructionToUseNewBase(Value *NewBase,
 static bool isTargetConstant(const SCEVHandle &V) {
 
   // FIXME: Look at the target to decide if &GV is a legal constant immediate.
-  if (isa<SCEVConstant>(V)) return true;
+  if (SCEVConstant *SC = dyn_cast<SCEVConstant>(V)) {
+    // PPC allows a sign-extended 16-bit immediate field.
+    if ((int64_t)SC->getValue()->getRawValue() > -(1 << 16) &&
+        (int64_t)SC->getValue()->getRawValue() < (1 << 16)-1)
+      return true;
+    return false;
+  }
 
   return false;     // ENABLE this for x86