diff --git a/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp b/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
 void PPC64R12SetupStub::writeTo(uint8_t *buf) {
   int64_t offset = destination.getVA() - getThunkTargetSym()->getVA();
   if (!isInt<34>(offset))
-    fatal("offset must fit in 34 bits to encode in the instruction");
+    fatal("offset overflow 34 bits, please compile using the large code model");
   uint64_t paddi = PADDI_R12_NO_DISP | (((offset >> 16) & 0x3ffff) << 32) |
                    (offset & 0xffff);
 
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@
 void PPC64PCRelPLTStub::writeTo(uint8_t *buf) {
   int64_t offset = destination.getGotPltVA() - getThunkTargetSym()->getVA();
   if (!isInt<34>(offset))
-    fatal("offset must fit in 34 bits to encode in the instruction");
+    fatal("offset overflow 34 bits, please compile using the large code model");
   uint64_t pld =
       PLD_R12_NO_DISP | (((offset >> 16) & 0x3ffff) << 32) | (offset & 0xffff);
 
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-call-to-extern-error.s b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-call-to-extern-error.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-call-to-extern-error.s
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# REQUIRES: ppc, linux
+# RUN: echo 'SECTIONS { \
+# RUN:       .text_low 0x2000: { *(.text_low) } \
+# RUN:       .text_high 0x200002010 : { *(.text_high) } \
+# RUN:       }' > %t.script
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=powerpc64le --defsym AUX=1 %s -o %t1.o
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=powerpc64le %s -o %t2.o
+# RUN: lld.lld --shared %t2.o -o %t2.so
+# RUN: not ld.lld -T %t.script %t1.o %t2.so -o %t 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=powerpc64 --defsym AUX=1 %s -o %t1.o
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=powerpc64 %s -o %t2.o
+# RUN: lld.lld --shared %t2.o -o %t2.so
+# RUN: not ld.lld -T %t.script %t1.o %t2.so -o %t 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK: error: offset overflow 34 bits, please compile using the large code model
+
+.ifdef AUX
+.section .text_low, "ax", %progbits
+caller:
+  .localentry caller, 1
+  bl callee@notoc
+  blr
+.else
+.section .text_high, "ax", %progbits
+.globl callee
+callee:
+  blr
+.endif
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-call-to-toc-error.s b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-call-to-toc-error.s
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-call-to-toc-error.s
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# REQUIRES: ppc, linux
+# RUN: echo 'SECTIONS { \
+# RUN:       .text_low 0x2000: { *(.text_low) } \
+# RUN:       .text_high 0x200002010 : { *(.text_high) } \
+# RUN:       }' > %t.script
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=ppc64le %s -o %t.o
+# RUN: not ld.lld -T %t.script %t.o -o %t 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+# RUN: llvm-mc -filetype=obj -triple=ppc64 %s -o %t.o
+# RUN: not ld.lld -T %t.script %t.o -o %t 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+# CHECK: error: offset overflow 34 bits, please compile using the large code model
+
+.section .text_high, "ax", %progbits
+callee:
+  .Lfunc_gep1:
+  addis 2, 12, .TOC.-.Lfunc_gep1@ha
+  addi 2, 2, .TOC.-.Lfunc_gep1@l
+  .Lfunc_lep1:
+  .localentry callee, .Lfunc_lep1-.Lfunc_gep1
+  addis 4, 2, global@toc@ha
+  lwz 4, global@toc@l(4)
+  blr
+
+.section .text_low, "ax", %progbits
+caller:
+  .localentry caller, 1
+  bl callee@notoc
+  blr
+global:
+  .long 0
+  .size global, 4