diff --git a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/compiler-rt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,11 @@
 # Linux test function-sections-are-bad.cpp fails with the following error:
 # 'undefined symbol: __sanitizer_unaligned_load32'.
 if(DEFINED TARGET_powerpc64le_CFLAGS)
-  append_list_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_FNO_FUNCTION_SECTIONS_FLAG -fno-function-sections TARGET_powerpc64le_CFLAGS)
+  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "XL")
+    append("-qnofuncsect" TARGET_powerpc64le_CFLAGS)
+  else()
+    append_list_if(COMPILER_RT_HAS_FNO_FUNCTION_SECTIONS_FLAG -fno-function-sections TARGET_powerpc64le_CFLAGS)
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 # The following is a workaround for s390x.  This avoids creation of "partial
diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -782,9 +782,11 @@
      NOT uppercase_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "DEBUG")
     check_c_compiler_flag("-Werror -fno-function-sections" C_SUPPORTS_FNO_FUNCTION_SECTIONS)
     if (C_SUPPORTS_FNO_FUNCTION_SECTIONS)
-      # Don't add -ffunction-section if it can be disabled with -fno-function-sections.
+      # Don't add -ffunction-sections if it can't be disabled with -fno-function-sections.
       # Doing so will break sanitizers.
       add_flag_if_supported("-ffunction-sections" FFUNCTION_SECTIONS)
+    elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "XL")
+      append("-qfuncsect" CMAKE_C_FLAGS CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS)
     endif()
     add_flag_if_supported("-fdata-sections" FDATA_SECTIONS)
   endif()