diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmInfo.h b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmInfo.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmInfo.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/MC/MCAsmInfo.h
@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@
   /// argument and how it is interpreted.  Defaults to NoAlignment.
   LCOMM::LCOMMType LCOMMDirectiveAlignmentType = LCOMM::NoAlignment;
 
+  /// True if the target only has basename for .file directive. False if the
+  /// target also needs the directory along with the basename. Default to true.
+  bool HasBasenameOnlyForFileDirective = true;
+
   // True if the target allows .align directives on functions. This is true for
   // most targets, so defaults to true.
   bool HasFunctionAlignment = true;
@@ -666,6 +670,9 @@
     return LCOMMDirectiveAlignmentType;
   }
 
+  bool hasBasenameOnlyForFileDirective() const {
+    return HasBasenameOnlyForFileDirective;
+  }
   bool hasFunctionAlignment() const { return HasFunctionAlignment; }
   bool hasDotTypeDotSizeDirective() const { return HasDotTypeDotSizeDirective; }
   bool hasSingleParameterDotFile() const { return HasSingleParameterDotFile; }
diff --git a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/CodeGen/AsmPrinter/AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -297,8 +297,11 @@
   // don't, this at least helps the user find where a global came from.
   if (MAI->hasSingleParameterDotFile()) {
     // .file "foo.c"
-    OutStreamer->emitFileDirective(
-        llvm::sys::path::filename(M.getSourceFileName()));
+    if (MAI->hasBasenameOnlyForFileDirective())
+      OutStreamer->emitFileDirective(
+          llvm::sys::path::filename(M.getSourceFileName()));
+    else
+      OutStreamer->emitFileDirective(M.getSourceFileName());
   }
 
   GCModuleInfo *MI = getAnalysisIfAvailable<GCModuleInfo>();
diff --git a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoXCOFF.cpp b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoXCOFF.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoXCOFF.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/MC/MCAsmInfoXCOFF.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 MCAsmInfoXCOFF::MCAsmInfoXCOFF() {
   IsLittleEndian = false;
   HasVisibilityOnlyWithLinkage = true;
+  HasBasenameOnlyForFileDirective = false;
   PrivateGlobalPrefix = "L..";
   PrivateLabelPrefix = "L..";
   SupportsQuotedNames = false;
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/aix-filename-absolute-path.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/aix-filename-absolute-path.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/aix-filename-absolute-path.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+; RUN: llc -verify-machineinstrs -mtriple powerpc-ibm-aix-xcoff < %s \
+; RUN:   | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llc -verify-machineinstrs -mtriple powerpc64-ibm-aix-xcoff < %s \
+; RUN:   | FileCheck %s
+
+; CHECK: .file "/absolute/path/to/file"
+
+source_filename = "/absolute/path/to/file"
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/aix-filename-relative-path.ll b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/aix-filename-relative-path.ll
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/PowerPC/aix-filename-relative-path.ll
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+; RUN: llc -verify-machineinstrs -mtriple powerpc-ibm-aix-xcoff < %s \
+; RUN:   | FileCheck %s
+; RUN: llc -verify-machineinstrs -mtriple powerpc64-ibm-aix-xcoff < %s \
+; RUN:   | FileCheck %s
+
+; CHECK: .file "../relative/path/to/file"
+
+source_filename = "../relative/path/to/file"