Index: contrib/binutils/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
===================================================================
--- contrib/binutils/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
+++ contrib/binutils/bfd/elf32-ppc.c
@@ -7572,7 +7572,7 @@
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM	bfd_elf32_powerpcle_vec
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_NAME	"elf32-powerpcle"
 #define TARGET_BIG_SYM		bfd_elf32_powerpc_vec
-#define TARGET_BIG_NAME		"elf32-powerpc"
+#define TARGET_BIG_NAME		"elf32-powerpc-freebsd"
 #define ELF_ARCH		bfd_arch_powerpc
 #define ELF_MACHINE_CODE	EM_PPC
 #ifdef __QNXTARGET__
Index: contrib/binutils/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
===================================================================
--- contrib/binutils/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
+++ contrib/binutils/bfd/elf64-ppc.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_SYM	bfd_elf64_powerpcle_vec
 #define TARGET_LITTLE_NAME	"elf64-powerpcle"
 #define TARGET_BIG_SYM		bfd_elf64_powerpc_vec
-#define TARGET_BIG_NAME		"elf64-powerpc"
+#define TARGET_BIG_NAME		"elf64-powerpc-freebsd"
 #define ELF_ARCH		bfd_arch_powerpc
 #define ELF_MACHINE_CODE	EM_PPC64
 #define ELF_MAXPAGESIZE		0x10000
Index: contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
===================================================================
--- contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
+++ contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-ppc.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@
   return "elf32-powerpc-vxworks";
 # else
   return (target_big_endian
-	  ? (ppc_obj64 ? "elf64-powerpc" : "elf32-powerpc")
+	  ? (ppc_obj64 ? "elf64-powerpc-freebsd" : "elf32-powerpc-freebsd")
 	  : (ppc_obj64 ? "elf64-powerpcle" : "elf32-powerpcle"));
 # endif
 #endif
Index: contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf32ppc_fbsd.sh
===================================================================
--- contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf32ppc_fbsd.sh
+++ contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf32ppc_fbsd.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 . ${srcdir}/emulparams/elf32ppc.sh
 . ${srcdir}/emulparams/elf_fbsd.sh
+
+OUTPUT_FORMAT="elf32-powerpc-freebsd"
Index: contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf64ppc_fbsd.sh
===================================================================
--- contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf64ppc_fbsd.sh
+++ contrib/binutils/ld/emulparams/elf64ppc_fbsd.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 . ${srcdir}/emulparams/elf64ppc.sh
 . ${srcdir}/emulparams/elf_fbsd.sh
 
+OUTPUT_FORMAT="elf64-powerpc-freebsd"