diff --git a/compiler/p/codegen/ControlFlowEvaluator.cpp b/compiler/p/codegen/ControlFlowEvaluator.cpp
index 3e6188b6760..cd8dbf660a2 100644
--- a/compiler/p/codegen/ControlFlowEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/compiler/p/codegen/ControlFlowEvaluator.cpp
@@ -4569,7 +4569,7 @@ static TR::Register *generateMaxMin(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, bool
    TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic move_op = type.isIntegral() ? TR::InstOpCode::mr : TR::InstOpCode::fmr;
    TR::InstOpCode::Mnemonic cmp_op;
    bool two_reg = (cg->comp()->target().is32Bit() && type.isInt64());
-   bool check_nan = type.isFloatingPoint();
+   bool is_float = type.isFloatingPoint();
 
    switch (node->getOpCodeValue())
       {
@@ -4640,7 +4640,7 @@ static TR::Register *generateMaxMin(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, bool
    start_label->setStartInternalControlFlow();
    end_label->setEndInternalControlFlow();
    TR::LabelSymbol *nan_label;
-   if (check_nan)
+   if (is_float)
       nan_label = generateLabelSymbol(cg);
    TR::RegisterDependencyConditions *dep;
 
@@ -4669,20 +4669,29 @@ static TR::Register *generateMaxMin(TR::Node *node, TR::CodeGenerator *cg, bool
    else
       {
       generateTrg1Src2Instruction(cg, cmp_op, node, condReg, trgReg, src2Reg);
-      if (check_nan)
+      if (is_float)
          {
-         generateConditionalBranchInstruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::bnun, node, nan_label, condReg);
-         // Move the NaN which is in one of trgReg or src2Reg to trgReg by fadd
-         generateTrg1Src2Instruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::fadd, node, trgReg, trgReg, src2Reg);
+         // Go to the nan_label for NaN
+         generateConditionalBranchInstruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::bun, node, nan_label, condReg);
+
+         generateTrg1Src2Instruction(cg, max ? TR::InstOpCode::xsmaxdp : TR::InstOpCode::xsmindp,
+                                     node, trgReg, src1Reg, src2Reg);
          generateLabelInstruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::b, node, end_label);
+
          generateLabelInstruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::label, node, nan_label);
+         // Move the NaN which is in one of trgReg or src2Reg to trgReg by fadd
+         generateTrg1Src2Instruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::fadd, node, trgReg, trgReg, src2Reg);
+         }
+      else
+         {
+         generateConditionalBranchInstruction(cg, max ? TR::InstOpCode::bge : TR::InstOpCode::ble,
+                                              node, end_label, condReg);
+         generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, move_op, node, trgReg, src2Reg);
          }
-      generateConditionalBranchInstruction(cg, max ? TR::InstOpCode::bge : TR::InstOpCode::ble, node, end_label, condReg);
-      generateTrg1Src1Instruction(cg, move_op, node, trgReg, src2Reg);
-
       dep = new (cg->trHeapMemory()) TR::RegisterDependencyConditions(0, 3, cg->trMemory());
       dep->addPostCondition(condReg, TR::RealRegister::NoReg);
       dep->addPostCondition(trgReg, TR::RealRegister::NoReg);
+      dep->addPostCondition(src1Reg, TR::RealRegister::NoReg);
       dep->addPostCondition(src2Reg, TR::RealRegister::NoReg);
       }
    generateDepLabelInstruction(cg, TR::InstOpCode::label, node, end_label, dep);
diff --git a/compiler/p/codegen/OMRInstOpCodeProperties.hpp b/compiler/p/codegen/OMRInstOpCodeProperties.hpp
index 93663b231ce..cf6662be308 100644
--- a/compiler/p/codegen/OMRInstOpCodeProperties.hpp
+++ b/compiler/p/codegen/OMRInstOpCodeProperties.hpp
@@ -11791,7 +11791,7 @@
    /* .description =    "Scalar Maximum Double-Precision", */
    /* .prefix      = */ 0x00000000,
    /* .opcode      = */ 0xF0000500,
-   /* .format      = */ FORMAT_UNKNOWN,
+   /* .format      = */ FORMAT_FRT_FRA_FRB,
    /* .minimumALS  = */ OMR_PROCESSOR_PPC_P7,
    /* .properties  = */ PPCOpProp_IsVSX |
                         PPCOpProp_DoubleFP |
@@ -11804,7 +11804,7 @@
    /* .description =    "Scalar Minimum Double-Precision", */
    /* .prefix      = */ 0x00000000,
    /* .opcode      = */ 0xF0000540,
-   /* .format      = */ FORMAT_UNKNOWN,
+   /* .format      = */ FORMAT_FRT_FRA_FRB,
    /* .minimumALS  = */ OMR_PROCESSOR_PPC_P7,
    /* .properties  = */ PPCOpProp_IsVSX |
                         PPCOpProp_DoubleFP |