diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
index 5b60020dc1f4..ac41776661e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
 #define PPC_INST_ORI			0x60000000
 #define PPC_INST_ORIS			0x64000000
 #define PPC_INST_BRANCH			0x48000000
+#define PPC_INST_BL			0x48000001
 #define PPC_INST_BRANCH_COND		0x40800000
 
 /* Prefixes */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h
index 776abef4d2a0..99fad093f43e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 /* Long jump; (unconditional 'branch') */
 #define PPC_JMP(dest)		EMIT(PPC_INST_BRANCH |			      \
 				     (((dest) - (ctx->idx * 4)) & 0x03fffffc))
+/* blr; (unconditional 'branch' with link) to absolute address */
+#define PPC_BL_ABS(dest)	EMIT(PPC_INST_BL |			      \
+				     (((dest) - (unsigned long)(image + ctx->idx)) & 0x03fffffc))
 /* "cond" here covers BO:BI fields. */
 #define PPC_BCC_SHORT(cond, dest)	EMIT(PPC_INST_BRANCH_COND |	      \
 					     (((cond) & 0x3ff) << 16) |	      \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
index ef21b09df76e..bbb16099e8c7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
@@ -187,11 +187,17 @@ void bpf_jit_build_epilogue(u32 *image, struct codegen_context *ctx)
 
 void bpf_jit_emit_func_call_rel(u32 *image, struct codegen_context *ctx, u64 func)
 {
-	/* Load function address into r0 */
-	EMIT(PPC_RAW_LIS(__REG_R0, IMM_H(func)));
-	EMIT(PPC_RAW_ORI(__REG_R0, __REG_R0, IMM_L(func)));
-	EMIT(PPC_RAW_MTLR(__REG_R0));
-	EMIT(PPC_RAW_BLRL());
+	s32 rel = (s32)func - (s32)(image + ctx->idx);
+
+	if (image && rel < 0x2000000 && rel >= -0x2000000) {
+		PPC_BL_ABS(func);
+	} else {
+		/* Load function address into r0 */
+		EMIT(PPC_RAW_LIS(__REG_R0, IMM_H(func)));
+		EMIT(PPC_RAW_ORI(__REG_R0, __REG_R0, IMM_L(func)));
+		EMIT(PPC_RAW_MTLR(__REG_R0));
+		EMIT(PPC_RAW_BLRL());
+	}
 }
 
 static void bpf_jit_emit_tail_call(u32 *image, struct codegen_context *ctx, u32 out)