diff --git a/src/compiler/ppc/code-generator-ppc.cc b/src/compiler/ppc/code-generator-ppc.cc
index 8644c36941..2ebb840a9d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/ppc/code-generator-ppc.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/ppc/code-generator-ppc.cc
@@ -1348,9 +1348,25 @@ void CodeGenerator::AssembleMove(InstructionOperand* source,
         case Constant::kExternalReference:
           __ mov(dst, Operand(src.ToExternalReference()));
           break;
-        case Constant::kHeapObject:
-          __ Move(dst, src.ToHeapObject());
+        case Constant::kHeapObject: {
+          Handle<HeapObject> src_object = src.ToHeapObject();
+          if (info()->IsOptimizing() &&
+              src_object.is_identical_to(info()->context())) {
+            // Loading the context from the frame is way cheaper than
+            // materializing the actual context heap object address.
+            __ LoadP(dst,
+                     MemOperand(fp, StandardFrameConstants::kContextOffset));
+          } else if (info()->IsOptimizing() &&
+                     src_object.is_identical_to(info()->closure())) {
+            // Loading the JSFunction from the frame is way cheaper than
+            // materializing the actual JSFunction heap object address.
+            __ LoadP(dst,
+                     MemOperand(fp, JavaScriptFrameConstants::kFunctionOffset));
+          } else {
+            __ Move(dst, src_object);
+          }
           break;
+        }
         case Constant::kRpoNumber:
           UNREACHABLE();  // TODO(dcarney): loading RPO constants on PPC.
           break;