--- src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go	2019-03-14 20:43:37.000000000 +0100
+++ src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go	2019-03-20 23:50:07.660000000 +0100
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@
			}
			ctxt.LinkMode = LinkInternal
		case "1":
-			if objabi.GOARCH == "ppc64" {
-				Exitf("external linking requested via GO_EXTLINK_ENABLED but not supported for %s/ppc64", objabi.GOOS)
-			}
			ctxt.LinkMode = LinkExternal
		default:
			if needed, _ := mustLinkExternal(ctxt); needed {
@@ -261,17 +258,10 @@
			} else {
				ctxt.LinkMode = LinkInternal
			}
-			if objabi.GOARCH == "ppc64" && ctxt.LinkMode == LinkExternal {
-				Exitf("external linking is not supported for %s/ppc64", objabi.GOOS)
-			}
		}
	case LinkInternal:
		if needed, reason := mustLinkExternal(ctxt); needed {
			Exitf("internal linking requested but external linking required: %s", reason)
		}
-	case LinkExternal:
-		if objabi.GOARCH == "ppc64" {
-			Exitf("external linking not supported for %s/ppc64", objabi.GOOS)
-		}
	}
 }