diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicsPowerPC.td b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicsPowerPC.td
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicsPowerPC.td
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/IR/IntrinsicsPowerPC.td
@@ -1493,7 +1493,11 @@
 def int_ppc_ttest : GCCBuiltin<"__builtin_ttest">,
       Intrinsic<[llvm_i64_ty], [], []>;
 
-def int_ppc_cfence : Intrinsic<[], [llvm_anyint_ty], []>;
+// We currently use llvm.ppc.cfence in the context of atomic load which
+// in LLVM IR requires its type to be one of integer, pointer and
+// float point type. So llvm_any_ty here refers to type mentioned above.
+// Backend is able to lower these types to appropriate MVTs.
+def int_ppc_cfence : Intrinsic<[], [llvm_any_ty], []>;
 
 // PowerPC set FPSCR Intrinsic Definitions.
 def int_ppc_setrnd : GCCBuiltin<"__builtin_setrnd">,
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/issue55983.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/issue55983.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/issue55983.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+; NOTE: Assertions have been autogenerated by utils/update_llc_test_checks.py
+; RUN: llc -opaque-pointers -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-unknown < %s | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llc -opaque-pointers -mtriple=powerpc64-unknown-unknown < %s | FileCheck %s
+
+define void @foo() #0 {
+; CHECK-LABEL: foo:
+; CHECK:       # %bb.0: # %bb0
+; CHECK-NEXT:    bc 12, 20, .LBB0_2
+; CHECK-NEXT:  # %bb.1: # %bb1
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ld 3, 0(3)
+; CHECK-NEXT:    cmpd 7, 3, 3
+; CHECK-NEXT:    bne- 7, .+4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    isync
+; CHECK-NEXT:  .LBB0_2: # %bb2
+bb0:
+  br i1 undef, label %bb1, label %bb2
+
+bb1:
+  %0 = load atomic {}*, {}** undef acquire, align 8
+  unreachable
+
+bb2:
+  unreachable
+}
+
+define void @bar() #0 {
+; CHECK-LABEL: bar:
+; CHECK:       # %bb.0: # %bb0
+; CHECK-NEXT:    bc 12, 20, .LBB1_2
+; CHECK-NEXT:  # %bb.1: # %bb1
+; CHECK-NEXT:    ld 3, 0(3)
+; CHECK-NEXT:    cmpd 7, 3, 3
+; CHECK-NEXT:    bne- 7, .+4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    isync
+; CHECK-NEXT:  .LBB1_2: # %bb2
+bb0:
+  br i1 undef, label %bb1, label %bb2
+
+bb1:
+  %0 = load atomic ptr, ptr undef acquire, align 8
+  unreachable
+
+bb2:
+  unreachable
+}
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/AtomicExpand/PowerPC/issue55983.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/AtomicExpand/PowerPC/issue55983.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/AtomicExpand/PowerPC/issue55983.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+; NOTE: Assertions have been autogenerated by utils/update_test_checks.py
+; RUN: opt -opaque-pointers -atomic-expand -S -mtriple=powerpc64le-unknown-unknown \
+; RUN:   %s | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: opt -opaque-pointers -atomic-expand -S -mtriple=powerpc64-unknown-unknown \
+; RUN:   %s | FileCheck %s
+
+define void @foo() #0 {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @foo(
+; CHECK-NEXT:  bb0:
+; CHECK-NEXT:    br i1 undef, label [[BB1:%.*]], label [[BB2:%.*]]
+; CHECK:       bb1:
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP0:%.*]] = load atomic ptr, ptr undef monotonic, align 8
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @llvm.ppc.cfence.p0(ptr [[TMP0]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    unreachable
+; CHECK:       bb2:
+; CHECK-NEXT:    unreachable
+;
+bb0:
+  br i1 undef, label %bb1, label %bb2
+
+bb1:
+  %0 = load atomic {}*, {}** undef acquire, align 8
+  unreachable
+
+bb2:
+  unreachable
+}
+
+define void @bar() #0 {
+; CHECK-LABEL: @bar(
+; CHECK-NEXT:  bb0:
+; CHECK-NEXT:    br i1 undef, label [[BB1:%.*]], label [[BB2:%.*]]
+; CHECK:       bb1:
+; CHECK-NEXT:    [[TMP0:%.*]] = load atomic ptr, ptr undef monotonic, align 8
+; CHECK-NEXT:    call void @llvm.ppc.cfence.p0(ptr [[TMP0]])
+; CHECK-NEXT:    unreachable
+; CHECK:       bb2:
+; CHECK-NEXT:    unreachable
+;
+bb0:
+  br i1 undef, label %bb1, label %bb2
+
+bb1:
+  %0 = load atomic ptr, ptr undef acquire, align 8
+  unreachable
+
+bb2:
+  unreachable
+}