diff --git a/cmake/checks/cpu_vsx_asm.cpp b/cmake/checks/cpu_vsx_asm.cpp
index bb4c25507e..9c1bf7a946 100644
--- a/cmake/checks/cpu_vsx_asm.cpp
+++ b/cmake/checks/cpu_vsx_asm.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ int main()
 {
     __vector float vf;
     __vector signed int vi;
-    __asm__ __volatile__ ("xvcvsxwsp %x0,%x1" : "=wf" (vf) : "wa" (vi));
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("xvcvsxwsp %x0,%x1" : "=wa" (vf) : "wa" (vi));
     return 0;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/hal/intrin_vsx.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/hal/intrin_vsx.hpp
index bda1d8558f..6e8b439182 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/hal/intrin_vsx.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/hal/intrin_vsx.hpp
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ inline v_float32x4 v_load_expand(const float16_t* ptr)
     return v_float32x4(vec_extract_fp_from_shorth(vf16));
 #elif CV_VSX3 && !defined(CV_COMPILER_VSX_BROKEN_ASM)
     vec_float4 vf32;
-    __asm__ __volatile__ ("xvcvhpsp %x0,%x1" : "=wf" (vf32) : "wa" (vec_mergeh(vf16, vf16)));
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("xvcvhpsp %x0,%x1" : "=wa" (vf32) : "wa" (vec_mergeh(vf16, vf16)));
     return v_float32x4(vf32);
 #else
     const vec_int4 z = vec_int4_z, delta = vec_int4_sp(0x38000000);
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ inline void v_pack_store(float16_t* ptr, const v_float32x4& v)
 // fixme: Is there any builtin op or intrinsic that cover "xvcvsphp"?
 #if CV_VSX3 && !defined(CV_COMPILER_VSX_BROKEN_ASM)
     vec_ushort8 vf16;
-    __asm__ __volatile__ ("xvcvsphp %x0,%x1" : "=wa" (vf16) : "wf" (v.val));
+    __asm__ __volatile__ ("xvcvsphp %x0,%x1" : "=wa" (vf16) : "wa" (v.val));
     vec_st_l8(vec_mergesqe(vf16, vf16), ptr);
 #else
     const vec_int4 signmask = vec_int4_sp(0x80000000);
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/vsx_utils.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/vsx_utils.hpp
index d7c7140607..bcc97fe529 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/vsx_utils.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/vsx_utils.hpp
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ VSX_FINLINE(rt) fnm(const rg& a, const rg& b) { return fn2(a, b); }
 #if defined(__GNUG__) && !defined(__clang__)
 
 // inline asm helper
-#define VSX_IMPL_1RG(rt, rto, rg, rgo, opc, fnm) \
-VSX_FINLINE(rt) fnm(const rg& a)                 \
-{ rt rs; __asm__ __volatile__(#opc" %x0,%x1" : "="#rto (rs) : #rgo (a)); return rs; }
+#define VSX_IMPL_1RG(rt, rg, opc, fnm) \
+VSX_FINLINE(rt) fnm(const rg& a)       \
+{ rt rs; __asm__ __volatile__(#opc" %x0,%x1" : "=wa" (rs) : "wa" (a)); return rs; }
 
 #define VSX_IMPL_1VRG(rt, rg, opc, fnm) \
 VSX_FINLINE(rt) fnm(const rg& a)        \
@@ -257,44 +257,38 @@ VSX_REDIRECT_1RG(vec_float4,  vec_double2, vec_cvfo, __builtin_vsx_xvcvdpsp)
 VSX_REDIRECT_1RG(vec_double2, vec_float4,  vec_cvfo, __builtin_vsx_xvcvspdp)
 
 // converts word and doubleword to double-precision
-#ifdef vec_ctd
-#   undef vec_ctd
-#endif
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, wd, vec_int4,    wa, xvcvsxwdp, vec_ctdo)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, wd, vec_uint4,   wa, xvcvuxwdp, vec_ctdo)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, wd, vec_dword2,  wi, xvcvsxddp, vec_ctd)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, wd, vec_udword2, wi, xvcvuxddp, vec_ctd)
+#undef vec_ctd
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, vec_int4,    xvcvsxwdp, vec_ctdo)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, vec_uint4,   xvcvuxwdp, vec_ctdo)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, vec_dword2,  xvcvsxddp, vec_ctd)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_double2, vec_udword2, xvcvuxddp, vec_ctd)
 
 // converts word and doubleword to single-precision
 #undef vec_ctf
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, wf, vec_int4,    wa, xvcvsxwsp, vec_ctf)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, wf, vec_uint4,   wa, xvcvuxwsp, vec_ctf)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, wf, vec_dword2,  wi, xvcvsxdsp, vec_ctfo)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, wf, vec_udword2, wi, xvcvuxdsp, vec_ctfo)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, vec_int4,    xvcvsxwsp, vec_ctf)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, vec_uint4,   xvcvuxwsp, vec_ctf)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, vec_dword2,  xvcvsxdsp, vec_ctfo)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_float4, vec_udword2, xvcvuxdsp, vec_ctfo)
 
 // converts single and double precision to signed word
 #undef vec_cts
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_int4,  wa, vec_double2, wd, xvcvdpsxws, vec_ctso)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_int4,  wa, vec_float4,  wf, xvcvspsxws, vec_cts)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_int4,  vec_double2, xvcvdpsxws, vec_ctso)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_int4,  vec_float4,  xvcvspsxws, vec_cts)
 
 // converts single and double precision to unsigned word
 #undef vec_ctu
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_uint4, wa, vec_double2, wd, xvcvdpuxws, vec_ctuo)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_uint4, wa, vec_float4,  wf, xvcvspuxws, vec_ctu)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_uint4, vec_double2, xvcvdpuxws, vec_ctuo)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_uint4, vec_float4,  xvcvspuxws, vec_ctu)
 
 // converts single and double precision to signed doubleword
-#ifdef vec_ctsl
-#   undef vec_ctsl
-#endif
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_dword2, wi, vec_double2, wd, xvcvdpsxds, vec_ctsl)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_dword2, wi, vec_float4,  wf, xvcvspsxds, vec_ctslo)
+#undef vec_ctsl
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_dword2, vec_double2, xvcvdpsxds, vec_ctsl)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_dword2, vec_float4,  xvcvspsxds, vec_ctslo)
 
 // converts single and double precision to unsigned doubleword
-#ifdef vec_ctul
-#   undef vec_ctul
-#endif
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_udword2, wi, vec_double2, wd, xvcvdpuxds, vec_ctul)
-VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_udword2, wi, vec_float4,  wf, xvcvspuxds, vec_ctulo)
+#undef vec_ctul
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_udword2, vec_double2, xvcvdpuxds, vec_ctul)
+VSX_IMPL_1RG(vec_udword2, vec_float4,  xvcvspuxds, vec_ctulo)
 
 // just in case if GCC doesn't define it
 #ifndef vec_xl