diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/abi/call/nvptx64.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/abi/call/nvptx64.rs
index f85fa2419f0f6..c6b6f66e6be87 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/abi/call/nvptx64.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/abi/call/nvptx64.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ fn classify_ret<Ty>(ret: &mut ArgAbi<'_, Ty>) {
 }
 
 fn classify_arg<Ty>(arg: &mut ArgAbi<'_, Ty>) {
-    if arg.layout.is_aggregate() && arg.layout.size.bits() > 64 {
-        arg.make_indirect();
-    } else {
-        // FIXME: this is wrong! Need to decide which ABI we really want here.
-        arg.make_direct_deprecated();
+    if arg.layout.is_aggregate() {
+        arg.make_indirect_byval(None);
+    } else if arg.layout.size.bits() < 32 {
+        arg.extend_integer_width_to(32);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/assembly/nvptx-c-abi-arg-v7.rs b/tests/assembly/nvptx-c-abi-arg-v7.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..99f90ea526e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assembly/nvptx-c-abi-arg-v7.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+//@ assembly-output: ptx-linker
+//@ compile-flags: --crate-type cdylib -C target-cpu=sm_86 -Z unstable-options -Clinker-flavor=llbc
+//@ only-nvptx64
+
+// The PTX ABI stability is tied to major versions of the PTX ISA
+// These tests assume major version 7
+
+// CHECK: .version 7
+
+#![feature(abi_ptx, lang_items, no_core)]
+#![no_core]
+
+#[lang = "sized"]
+trait Sized {}
+#[lang = "copy"]
+trait Copy {}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct SingleU8 {
+    f: u8,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct DoubleU8 {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u8,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU8 {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u8,
+    h: u8,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU16 {
+    f: u16,
+    g: u16,
+    h: u16,
+}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU32 {
+    f: u32,
+    g: u32,
+    h: u32,
+}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU64 {
+    f: u64,
+    g: u64,
+    h: u64,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct DoubleFloat {
+    f: f32,
+    g: f32,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleFloat {
+    f: f32,
+    g: f32,
+    h: f32,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleDouble {
+    f: f64,
+    g: f64,
+    h: f64,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ManyIntegers {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u16,
+    h: u32,
+    i: u64,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ManyNumerics {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u16,
+    h: u32,
+    i: u64,
+    j: f32,
+    k: f64,
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_u8_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b32 f_u8_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u8_arg(_a: u8) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_u16_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b32 f_u16_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u16_arg(_a: u16) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_u32_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b32 f_u32_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u32_arg(_a: u32) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_u64_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b64 f_u64_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u64_arg(_a: u64) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_u128_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 16 .b8 f_u128_arg_param_0[16]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u128_arg(_a: u128) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_i8_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b32 f_i8_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i8_arg(_a: i8) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_i16_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b32 f_i16_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i16_arg(_a: i16) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_i32_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b32 f_i32_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i32_arg(_a: i32) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_i64_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b64 f_i64_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i64_arg(_a: i64) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_i128_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 16 .b8 f_i128_arg_param_0[16]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i128_arg(_a: i128) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_f32_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b32 f_f32_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_f32_arg(_a: f32) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_f64_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .b64 f_f64_arg_param_0
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_f64_arg(_a: f64) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_single_u8_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 1 .b8 f_single_u8_arg_param_0[1]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_single_u8_arg(_a: SingleU8) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_double_u8_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 1 .b8 f_double_u8_arg_param_0[2]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_double_u8_arg(_a: DoubleU8) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_triple_u8_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 1 .b8 f_triple_u8_arg_param_0[3]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u8_arg(_a: TripleU8) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_triple_u16_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 2 .b8 f_triple_u16_arg_param_0[6]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u16_arg(_a: TripleU16) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_triple_u32_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 4 .b8 f_triple_u32_arg_param_0[12]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u32_arg(_a: TripleU32) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_triple_u64_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 8 .b8 f_triple_u64_arg_param_0[24]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u64_arg(_a: TripleU64) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_many_integers_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 8 .b8 f_many_integers_arg_param_0[16]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_many_integers_arg(_a: ManyIntegers) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_double_float_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 4 .b8 f_double_float_arg_param_0[8]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_double_float_arg(_a: DoubleFloat) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_triple_float_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 4 .b8 f_triple_float_arg_param_0[12]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_float_arg(_a: TripleFloat) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_triple_double_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 8 .b8 f_triple_double_arg_param_0[24]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_double_arg(_a: TripleDouble) {}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func f_many_numerics_arg(
+// CHECK: .param .align 8 .b8 f_many_numerics_arg_param_0[32]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_many_numerics_arg(_a: ManyNumerics) {}
diff --git a/tests/assembly/nvptx-c-abi-ret-v7.rs b/tests/assembly/nvptx-c-abi-ret-v7.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0c1594a5f2007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assembly/nvptx-c-abi-ret-v7.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+//@ assembly-output: ptx-linker
+//@ compile-flags: --crate-type cdylib -C target-cpu=sm_86 -Z unstable-options -Clinker-flavor=llbc
+//@ only-nvptx64
+//@ ignore-nvptx64
+
+// The PTX ABI stability is tied to major versions of the PTX ISA
+// These tests assume major version 7
+
+// CHECK: .version 7
+
+#![feature(abi_ptx, lang_items, no_core)]
+#![no_core]
+
+#[lang = "sized"]
+trait Sized {}
+#[lang = "copy"]
+trait Copy {}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct SingleU8 {
+    f: u8,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct DoubleU8 {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u8,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU8 {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u8,
+    h: u8,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU16 {
+    f: u16,
+    g: u16,
+    h: u16,
+}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU32 {
+    f: u32,
+    g: u32,
+    h: u32,
+}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleU64 {
+    f: u64,
+    g: u64,
+    h: u64,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct DoubleFloat {
+    f: f32,
+    g: f32,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleFloat {
+    f: f32,
+    g: f32,
+    h: f32,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct TripleDouble {
+    f: f64,
+    g: f64,
+    h: f64,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ManyIntegers {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u16,
+    h: u32,
+    i: u64,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ManyNumerics {
+    f: u8,
+    g: u16,
+    h: u32,
+    i: u64,
+    j: f32,
+    k: f64,
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b32 func_retval0) f_u8_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u8_ret() -> u8 {
+    0
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b32 func_retval0) f_u16_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u16_ret() -> u16 {
+    1
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b32 func_retval0) f_u32_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u32_ret() -> u32 {
+    2
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b64 func_retval0) f_u64_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u64_ret() -> u64 {
+    3
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 16 .b8 func_retval0[16]) f_u128_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_u128_ret() -> u128 {
+    4
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b32 func_retval0) f_i8_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i8_ret() -> i8 {
+    5
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b32 func_retval0) f_i16_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i16_ret() -> i16 {
+    6
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b32 func_retval0) f_i32_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i32_ret() -> i32 {
+    7
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b64 func_retval0) f_i64_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i64_ret() -> i64 {
+    8
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func  (.param .align 16 .b8 func_retval0[16]) f_i128_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_i128_ret() -> i128 {
+    9
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b32 func_retval0) f_f32_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_f32_ret() -> f32 {
+    10.0
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .b64 func_retval0) f_f64_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_f64_ret() -> f64 {
+    11.0
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 1 .b8 func_retval0[1]) f_single_u8_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_single_u8_ret() -> SingleU8 {
+    SingleU8 { f: 12 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 1 .b8 func_retval0[2]) f_double_u8_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_double_u8_ret() -> DoubleU8 {
+    DoubleU8 { f: 13, g: 14 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 1 .b8 func_retval0[3]) f_triple_u8_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u8_ret() -> TripleU8 {
+    TripleU8 { f: 15, g: 16, h: 17 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 2 .b8 func_retval0[6]) f_triple_u16_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u16_ret() -> TripleU16 {
+    TripleU16 { f: 18, g: 19, h: 20 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 4 .b8 func_retval0[12]) f_triple_u32_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u32_ret() -> TripleU32 {
+    TripleU32 { f: 20, g: 21, h: 22 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 8 .b8 func_retval0[24]) f_triple_u64_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_u64_ret() -> TripleU64 {
+    TripleU64 { f: 23, g: 24, h: 25 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 8 .b8 func_retval0[16]) f_many_integers_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_many_integers_ret() -> ManyIntegers {
+    ManyIntegers { f: 26, g: 27, h: 28, i: 29 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 4 .b8 func_retval0[8]) f_double_float_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_double_float_ret() -> DoubleFloat {
+    DoubleFloat { f: 29.0, g: 30.0 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 4 .b8 func_retval0[12]) f_triple_float_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_float_ret() -> TripleFloat {
+    TripleFloat { f: 31.0, g: 32.0, h: 33.0 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 8 .b8 func_retval0[24]) f_triple_double_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_triple_double_ret() -> TripleDouble {
+    TripleDouble { f: 34.0, g: 35.0, h: 36.0 }
+}
+
+// CHECK: .visible .func (.param .align 8 .b8 func_retval0[32]) f_many_numerics_ret(
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn f_many_numerics_ret() -> ManyNumerics {
+    ManyNumerics { f: 37, g: 38, h: 39, i: 40, j: 41.0, k: 43.0 }
+}