diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
index 1b238ecc553e..210d239a9395 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh_pe.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ int eeh_add_to_parent_pe(struct eeh_dev *edev)
 		while (parent) {
 			if (!(parent->type & EEH_PE_INVALID))
 				break;
-			parent->type &= ~(EEH_PE_INVALID | EEH_PE_KEEP);
+			parent->type &= ~EEH_PE_INVALID;
 			parent = parent->parent;
 		}