diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/SelectionDAG/DAGCombiner.cpp
@@ -5207,6 +5207,11 @@
   if (N0.isUndef() || N1.isUndef())
     return DAG.getConstant(0, DL, VT);
 
+  // fold (abds x, y) -> (abdu x, y) iff both args are known positive
+  if (Opcode == ISD::ABDS && hasOperation(ISD::ABDU, VT) &&
+      DAG.SignBitIsZero(N0) && DAG.SignBitIsZero(N1))
+    return DAG.getNode(ISD::ABDU, DL, VT, N1, N0);
+
   return SDValue();
 }
 
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/vec-zext-abdu.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/vec-zext-abdu.ll
--- a/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/vec-zext-abdu.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/vec-zext-abdu.ll
@@ -20,17 +20,11 @@
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    vperm 1, 4, 3, 1
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    vperm 2, 4, 2, 7
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    vperm 3, 4, 3, 7
-; CHECK-NEXT:    xvnegsp 36, 38
-; CHECK-NEXT:    xvnegsp 35, 35
-; CHECK-NEXT:    xvnegsp 34, 34
-; CHECK-NEXT:    vabsduw 2, 2, 3
-; CHECK-NEXT:    xvnegsp 35, 33
-; CHECK-NEXT:    vabsduw 3, 4, 3
-; CHECK-NEXT:    xvnegsp 36, 37
-; CHECK-NEXT:    xvnegsp 37, 32
-; CHECK-NEXT:    vpkuwum 2, 2, 2
-; CHECK-NEXT:    vabsduw 4, 5, 4
+; CHECK-NEXT:    vabsduw 4, 5, 0
+; CHECK-NEXT:    vabsduw 2, 3, 2
+; CHECK-NEXT:    vabsduw 3, 1, 6
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    vpkuwum 3, 4, 3
+; CHECK-NEXT:    vpkuwum 2, 2, 2
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    vpkuhum 2, 2, 3
 ; CHECK-NEXT:    blr
 entry: