diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/arch/ppc_64/rte_atomic.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/arch/ppc_64/rte_atomic.h
index 150810cdb3..f38618f903 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/arch/ppc_64/rte_atomic.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/arch/ppc_64/rte_atomic.h
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define rte_io_rmb() rte_rmb()
 
+#define rte_cio_wmb() rte_wmb()
+
+#define rte_cio_rmb() rte_rmb()
+
 /*------------------------- 16 bit atomic operations -------------------------*/
 /* To be compatible with Power7, use GCC built-in functions for 16 bit
  * operations */