diff --git a/kernel/power/sdot_microk_power8.c b/kernel/power/sdot_microk_power8.c
index 7f7ccfac3..bfe100c8b 100644
--- a/kernel/power/sdot_microk_power8.c
+++ b/kernel/power/sdot_microk_power8.c
@@ -57,22 +57,22 @@ static float sdot_kernel_16 (long n, float *x, float *y)
        "xxlxor		38, 38,	38	\n\t"
        "xxlxor		39, 39,	39	\n\t"
 
-       "lxvw4x		40, 0, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		48, 0, %3	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		41, %10, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		49, %10, %3	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		42, %11, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		50, %11, %3	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		43, %12, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		51, %12, %3	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		44, %13, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x4, %13, %3	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		45, %14, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x5, %14, %3	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		46, %15, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x6, %15, %3	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		47, %16, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x7, %16, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		40, 0, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		48, 0, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		41, %10, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		49, %10, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		42, %11, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		50, %11, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		43, %12, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		51, %12, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		44, %13, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x4, %13, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		45, %14, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x5, %14, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		46, %15, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x6, %15, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		47, %16, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x7, %16, %3	\n\t"
 
        "addi		%2, %2, 128	\n\t"
        "addi		%3, %3, 128	\n\t"
@@ -84,29 +84,29 @@ static float sdot_kernel_16 (long n, float *x, float *y)
      "1:				\n\t"
 
        "xvmaddasp	32, 40, 48	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		40, 0, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		48, 0, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		40, 0, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		48, 0, %3	\n\t"
        "xvmaddasp	33, 41, 49	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		41, %10, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		49, %10, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		41, %10, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		49, %10, %3	\n\t"
        "xvmaddasp	34, 42, 50	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		42, %11, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		50, %11, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		42, %11, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		50, %11, %3	\n\t"
        "xvmaddasp	35, 43, 51	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		43, %12, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		51, %12, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		43, %12, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		51, %12, %3	\n\t"
        "xvmaddasp	36, 44, %x4	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		44, %13, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x4, %13, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		44, %13, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x4, %13, %3	\n\t"
        "xvmaddasp	37, 45, %x5	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		45, %14, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x5, %14, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		45, %14, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x5, %14, %3	\n\t"
        "xvmaddasp	38, 46, %x6	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		46, %15, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x6, %15, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		46, %15, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x6, %15, %3	\n\t"
        "xvmaddasp	39, 47, %x7	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		47, %16, %2	\n\t"
-       "lxvw4x		%x7, %16, %3	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		47, %16, %2	\n\t"
+       "lxvd2x		%x7, %16, %3	\n\t"
 
        "addi		%2, %2, 128	\n\t"
        "addi		%3, %3, 128	\n\t"