1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/ppc64/kernel/head.S b/arch/ppc64/kernel/head.S
index fe05f3fbf9d0..92a744c31ab1 100644
--- a/arch/ppc64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/ppc64/kernel/head.S
@@ -922,7 +922,9 @@ fp_unavailable_common:
 altivec_unavailable_common:
         EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0xf20, PACA_EXGEN)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
         bne     .load_up_altivec        /* if from user, just load it up */
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 #endif
         bl      .save_nvgprs
         addi    r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD