diff --git a/sys/modules/Makefile b/sys/modules/Makefile
--- a/sys/modules/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/Makefile
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "i386"
 SUBDIR+=	linux
 .endif
-.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64" || ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "powerpc64"
+.if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "aarch64" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64" || ${MACHINE_ARCH:Mpowerpc64*}
 SUBDIR+=	linux64
 SUBDIR+=	linux_common
 .endif
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/powerpc/linux/linux_sysvec.c
--- a/sys/powerpc/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -200,134 +200,6 @@
 	//AUXARGS_ENTRY(pos, LINUX_AT_PLATFORM, PTROUT(linux_platform));
 }
 
-/*
- * Copy strings out to the new process address space, constructing new arg
- * and env vector tables. Return a pointer to the base so that it can be used
- * as the initial stack pointer.
- * LINUXTODO: deduplicate against other linuxulator archs
- */
-static int
-linux_copyout_strings(struct image_params *imgp, uintptr_t *stack_base)
-{
-	char **vectp;
-	char *stringp;
-	uintptr_t destp, ustringp;
-	struct ps_strings *arginfo;
-	char canary[LINUX_AT_RANDOM_LEN];
-	size_t execpath_len;
-	struct proc *p;
-	int argc, envc, error;
-
-	p = imgp->proc;
-	arginfo = (struct ps_strings *)PROC_PS_STRINGS(p);
-	destp = (uintptr_t)arginfo;
-
-	if (imgp->execpath != NULL && imgp->auxargs != NULL) {
-		execpath_len = strlen(imgp->execpath) + 1;
-		destp -= execpath_len;
-		destp = rounddown2(destp, sizeof(void *));
-		imgp->execpathp = (void *)destp;
-		error = copyout(imgp->execpath, imgp->execpathp, execpath_len);
-		if (error != 0)
-			return (error);
-	}
-
-	/* Prepare the canary for SSP. */
-	arc4rand(canary, sizeof(canary), 0);
-	destp -= roundup(sizeof(canary), sizeof(void *));
-	imgp->canary = (void *)destp;
-	error = copyout(canary, imgp->canary, sizeof(canary));
-	if (error != 0)
-		return (error);
-
-	/* Allocate room for the argument and environment strings. */
-	destp -= ARG_MAX - imgp->args->stringspace;
-	destp = rounddown2(destp, sizeof(void *));
-	ustringp = destp;
-
-	if (imgp->auxargs) {
-		/*
-		 * Allocate room on the stack for the ELF auxargs
-		 * array.  It has up to LINUX_AT_COUNT entries.
-		 */
-		destp -= LINUX_AT_COUNT * sizeof(Elf64_Auxinfo);
-		destp = rounddown2(destp, sizeof(void *));
-	}
-
-	vectp = (char **)destp;
-
-	/*
-	 * Allocate room for argc and the argv[] and env vectors including the
-	 * terminating NULL pointers.
-	 */
-	vectp -= imgp->args->argc + 1 + imgp->args->envc + 1;
-
-	/*  NOT SURE WITH THIS
-	 * Starting with 2.24, glibc depends on a 16-byte stack alignment.
-	 * One "long argc" will be prepended later.
-	 */
-	vectp = (char **)((((uintptr_t)vectp + 8) & ~0xF) - 8);
-
-	/* vectp also becomes our initial stack base. */
-	*stack_base = (uintptr_t)vectp;
-
-	stringp = imgp->args->begin_argv;
-	argc = imgp->args->argc;
-	envc = imgp->args->envc;
-
-	/* Copy out strings - arguments and environment. */
-	error = copyout(stringp, (void *)ustringp,
-	    ARG_MAX - imgp->args->stringspace);
-	if (error != 0)
-		return (error);
-
-	/* Fill in "ps_strings" struct for ps, w, etc. */
-	if (suword(&arginfo->ps_argvstr, (long)(intptr_t)vectp) != 0 ||
-	    suword(&arginfo->ps_nargvstr, argc) != 0)
-		return (EFAULT);
-
-	/* Fill in argument portion of vector table. */
-	for (; argc > 0; --argc) {
-		if (suword(vectp++, ustringp) != 0)
-			return (EFAULT);
-		while (*stringp++ != 0)
-			ustringp++;
-		ustringp++;
-	}
-
-	/* A null vector table pointer separates the argp's from the envp's. */
-	if (suword(vectp++, 0) != 0)
-		return (EFAULT);
-
-	if (suword(&arginfo->ps_envstr, (long)(intptr_t)vectp) != 0 ||
-	    suword(&arginfo->ps_nenvstr, envc) != 0)
-		return (EFAULT);
-
-	/* Fill in environment portion of vector table. */
-	for (; envc > 0; --envc) {
-		if (suword(vectp++, ustringp) != 0)
-			return (EFAULT);
-		while (*stringp++ != 0)
-			ustringp++;
-		ustringp++;
-	}
-
-	/* The end of the vector table is a null pointer. */
-	if (suword(vectp, 0) != 0)
-		return (EFAULT);
-
-	if (imgp->auxargs) {
-		vectp++;
-		aux_vec = (uintptr_t)vectp;
-		error = imgp->sysent->sv_copyout_auxargs(imgp,
-		    (uintptr_t)vectp);
-		if (error != 0)
-			return (error);
-	}
-
-	return (0);
-}
-
 static void
 cleanup_power_extras(struct thread *td)
 {
@@ -411,9 +283,7 @@
 	tf->fixreg[8] = (register_t)imgp->ps_strings;	/* NetBSD extension */
 
 	tf->srr0 = imgp->entry_addr;
-	#ifdef __powerpc64__
 	tf->fixreg[12] = imgp->entry_addr;
-	#endif
 	tf->srr1 = psl_userset | PSL_FE_DFLT;
 	cleanup_power_extras(td);
 	td->td_pcb->pcb_flags = 0;
@@ -584,7 +454,7 @@
 	.sv_psstringssz	= sizeof(struct ps_strings),
 	.sv_stackprot	= VM_PROT_READ | VM_PROT_WRITE | VM_PROT_EXECUTE, /* Enabling the execution of stack temporarily for signal trampoline. */
 	.sv_copyout_auxargs = linux64_copyout_auxargs,
-	.sv_copyout_strings = linux_copyout_strings,
+	.sv_copyout_strings = linux64_copyout_strings,
 	//.sv_setregs	= linux_exec_setregs,
 	.sv_setregs	= linux_exec_setregs_funcdesc,
 	.sv_fixlimit	= NULL,
@@ -607,6 +477,47 @@
 	.sv_setid_allowed = &linux_setid_allowed_query,
 };
 
+struct sysentvec elf64_linux_sysvec_v2 = {
+	.sv_size	= LINUX_SYS_MAXSYSCALL,
+	.sv_table	= linux_sysent,
+	.sv_fixup	= __elfN(freebsd_fixup),
+	.sv_sendsig	= linux_rt_sendsig,
+	.sv_sigcode	= &_binary_linux_vdso_so_o_start,
+	.sv_szsigcode	= &linux_szsigcode,
+	.sv_name	= "Linux ELF64 V2",
+	.sv_coredump	= __elfN(coredump),
+	.sv_elf_core_osabi = ELFOSABI_NONE,
+	.sv_elf_core_abi_vendor = LINUX_ABI_VENDOR,
+	.sv_elf_core_prepare_notes = linux64_prepare_notes,
+	.sv_minsigstksz	= MINSIGSTKSZ,
+	.sv_minuser	= VM_MIN_ADDRESS,
+	.sv_maxuser	= VM_MAXUSER_ADDRESS,
+	.sv_usrstack	= LINUX_USRSTACK,
+	.sv_psstrings	= LINUX_PS_STRINGS,
+	.sv_psstringssz	= sizeof(struct ps_strings),
+	.sv_stackprot	= VM_PROT_ALL,
+	.sv_copyout_auxargs = linux64_copyout_auxargs,
+	.sv_copyout_strings = linux64_copyout_strings,
+	.sv_setregs	= linux_exec_setregs,
+	.sv_fixlimit	= NULL,
+	.sv_maxssiz	= NULL,
+	.sv_flags	= SV_ABI_LINUX | SV_LP64 | SV_SHP | SV_SIG_DISCIGN |
+	    SV_SIG_WAITNDQ,
+	.sv_set_syscall_retval = linux_set_syscall_retval,
+	.sv_fetch_syscall_args = linux_fetch_syscall_args,
+	.sv_syscallnames = NULL,
+	.sv_shared_page_base = LINUX_SHAREDPAGE,
+	.sv_shared_page_len = PAGE_SIZE,
+	.sv_schedtail	= linux_schedtail,
+	.sv_thread_detach = linux_thread_detach,
+	.sv_trap	= NULL,
+	.sv_hwcap	= NULL,
+	.sv_hwcap2	= NULL,
+	.sv_onexec	= linux_on_exec_vmspace,
+	.sv_onexit	= linux_on_exit,
+	.sv_ontdexit	= linux_thread_dtor,
+};
+
 static int
 linux_on_exec_vmspace(struct proc *p, struct image_params *imgp)
 {
@@ -725,6 +636,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static bool linux64_elfv2_header_match(struct image_params *, int32_t *, uint32_t *);
+
 static Elf_Brandnote linux64_brandnote = {
 	.hdr.n_namesz	= sizeof(GNU_ABI_VENDOR),
 	.hdr.n_descsz	= 16,
@@ -745,11 +658,34 @@
 	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE
 };
 
+static Elf64_Brandinfo linux_brand_info_elfv2 = {
+	.brand		= ELFOSABI_LINUX,
+	.machine	= EM_PPC64,
+	.compat_3_brand	= "Linux",
+	.interp_path	= "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2",
+	.sysvec		= &elf64_linux_sysvec_v2,
+	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
+	.brand_note	= &linux64_brandnote,
+	.flags		= BI_CAN_EXEC_DYN | BI_BRAND_NOTE,
+	.header_supported = &linux64_elfv2_header_match
+};
+
 Elf64_Brandinfo *linux_brandlist[] = {
 	&linux_glibc2brand,
+	&linux_brand_info_elfv2,
 	NULL
 };
 
+static bool
+linux64_elfv2_header_match(struct image_params *params, int32_t *osrel __unused,
+    uint32_t *fctl0 __unused)
+{
+	const Elf64_Ehdr *hdr = (const Elf64_Ehdr *)params->image_header;
+	int abi = (hdr->e_flags & 3);
+
+	return (abi == 2);
+}
+
 static int
 linux64_elf_modevent(module_t mod, int type, void *data)
 {