diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 686fc122383cb3..adc9fbb3130c26 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -530,7 +530,12 @@
                 'ldflags': [ '-m64' ],
               }],
               [ 'host_arch=="ppc64" and OS not in "aix os400"', {
-                'cflags': [ '-m64', '-mminimal-toc' ],
+                'conditions': [
+                  [ 'clang==0', {
+                    'cflags': [ '-mminimal-toc' ],
+                  }],
+                ],
+                'cflags': [ '-m64' ],
                 'ldflags': [ '-m64' ],
               }],
               [ 'host_arch=="s390x" and OS=="linux"', {
@@ -550,7 +555,12 @@
                 'ldflags': [ '-m64' ],
               }],
               [ 'target_arch=="ppc64" and OS not in "aix os400"', {
-                'cflags': [ '-m64', '-mminimal-toc' ],
+                'conditions': [
+                  [ 'clang==0', {
+                    'cflags': [ '-mminimal-toc' ],
+                  }],
+                ],
+                'cflags': [ '-m64' ],
                 'ldflags': [ '-m64' ],
               }],
               [ 'target_arch=="s390x" and OS=="linux"', {