diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
index 05adb69febf4..c470a40b29f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 #include <asm/debug.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 
 /*
  * This table contains the mapping between PowerPC hardware trap types, and
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ static int kgdb_handle_breakpoint(struct pt_regs *regs)
 static int kgdb_singlestep(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct thread_info *thread_info, *exception_thread_info;
+	struct thread_info *backup_current_thread_info = \
+		(struct thread_info *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct thread_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (user_mode(regs))
 		return 0;
@@ -170,13 +173,17 @@ static int kgdb_singlestep(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	thread_info = (struct thread_info *)(regs->gpr[1] & ~(THREAD_SIZE-1));
 	exception_thread_info = current_thread_info();
 
-	if (thread_info != exception_thread_info)
+	if (thread_info != exception_thread_info) {
+		/* Save the original current_thread_info. */
+		memcpy(backup_current_thread_info, exception_thread_info, sizeof *thread_info);
 		memcpy(exception_thread_info, thread_info, sizeof *thread_info);
+	}
 
 	kgdb_handle_exception(0, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
 
 	if (thread_info != exception_thread_info)
-		memcpy(thread_info, exception_thread_info, sizeof *thread_info);
+		/* Restore current_thread_info lastly. */
+		memcpy(exception_thread_info, backup_current_thread_info, sizeof *thread_info);
 
 	return 1;
 }