diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 95e457a12b..bf0dc7c22f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2009-04-07  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
+	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h: Power also has
+	preadv/pwritev in 2.6.30.
+
 	* resolv/res_hconf.c (_res_hconf_trim_domain): Use strcasecmp
 	instead of __strcasecmp.
 	* resolv/nss_dns/dns-host.c (getanswer_r): Likewise.
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h
index a640765b5c..5f1ffdb9c5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/kernel-features.h
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 
 /* Support for preadv and pwritev was added in 2.6.30.  */
 #if __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 0x02061e \
-    && (defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__)
+    && (defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__ || defined __powerpc__)
 # define __ASSUME_PREADV	1
 # define __ASSUME_PWRITEV	1
 #endif