diff --git a/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c b/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c
index 73ddd012a..105880142 100644
--- a/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c
+++ b/src/atomic/SDL_spinlock.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ SDL_AtomicTryLock(SDL_SpinLock *lock)
     #define PAUSE_INSTRUCTION() __asm__ __volatile__("pause\n")  /* Some assemblers can't do REP NOP, so go with PAUSE. */
 #elif (defined(__arm__) && __ARM_ARCH__ >= 7) || defined(__aarch64__)
     #define PAUSE_INSTRUCTION() __asm__ __volatile__("yield" ::: "memory")
+#elif (defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__powerpc64__))
+    #define PAUSE_INSTRUCTION() __asm__ __volatile__("or 27,27,27");
 #elif defined(_MSC_VER) && (defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_X64))
     #define PAUSE_INSTRUCTION() _mm_pause()  /* this is actually "rep nop" and not a SIMD instruction. No inline asm in MSVC x86-64! */
 #elif defined(__WATCOMC__) && defined(__386__)