diff -Nrup a/sysdeps/powerpc/Makefile b/sysdeps/powerpc/Makefile
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/Makefile	2010-05-04 05:27:23.000000000 -0600
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/Makefile	2013-05-28 09:56:51.056475174 -0600
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# We always want to use the new mnemonic syntax even if we are on a RS6000
-# machine.
-+cflags += -mnew-mnemonics
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),gmon)
 sysdep_routines += ppc-mcount
 endif