diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetTransformInfo.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetTransformInfo.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetTransformInfo.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCTargetTransformInfo.cpp
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 unsigned PPCTTIImpl::getRegisterClassForType(bool Vector, Type *Ty) const {
   if (Vector)
     return ST->hasVSX() ? VSXRC : VRRC;
-  else if (Ty && Ty->getScalarType()->isFloatTy())
+  else if (Ty && Ty->getScalarType()->isFloatingPointTy())
     return ST->hasVSX() ? VSXRC : FPRRC;
   else
     return GPRRC;
diff --git a/llvm/test/Transforms/LoopVectorize/PowerPC/reg-usage.ll b/llvm/test/Transforms/LoopVectorize/PowerPC/reg-usage.ll
--- a/llvm/test/Transforms/LoopVectorize/PowerPC/reg-usage.ll
+++ b/llvm/test/Transforms/LoopVectorize/PowerPC/reg-usage.ll
@@ -178,8 +178,9 @@
 ;CHECK-PWR8-NEXT: LV(REG): RegisterClass: PPC::VSXRC, 1 registers
 
 ;CHECK-PWR9: LV(REG): VF = 1
-;CHECK-PWR9: LV(REG): Found max usage: 1 item
-;CHECK-PWR9-NEXT: LV(REG): RegisterClass: PPC::GPRRC, 7 registers
+;CHECK-PWR9: LV(REG): Found max usage: 2 item
+;CHECK-PWR9-NEXT: LV(REG): RegisterClass: PPC::GPRRC, 2 registers
+;CHECK-PWR9-NEXT: LV(REG): RegisterClass: PPC::VSXRC, 5 registers
 ;CHECK-PWR9: LV(REG): Found invariant usage: 1 item
 ;CHECK-PWR9-NEXT: LV(REG): RegisterClass: PPC::GPRRC, 1 registers