diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
index 2c895e8d07f7..812535f40124 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
 				unsigned long target, int flags);
 int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags);
 int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
+int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
 
 int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr);
 int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index e1c58937281f..e0d881ab304e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int __patch_instruction(unsigned int *exec_addr, unsigned int instr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr)
+int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr)
 {
 	return __patch_instruction(addr, instr, addr);
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr)
 	 * when text_poke_area is not ready, but we still need
 	 * to allow patching. We just do the plain old patching
 	 */
-	if (!this_cpu_read(*PTRRELOC(&text_poke_area)))
+	if (!this_cpu_read(text_poke_area))
 		return raw_patch_instruction(addr, instr);
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
index 41cf5ae273cf..0872d60ede10 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src, unsigned int *dest,
 		}
 	}
 
-	patch_instruction(dest, instr);
+	raw_patch_instruction(dest, instr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int patch_feature_section(unsigned long value, struct fixup_entry *fcur)
 	}
 
 	for (; dest < end; dest++)
-		patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_NOP);
+		raw_patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_NOP);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void do_lwsync_fixups(unsigned long value, void *fixup_start, void *fixup_end)
 
 	for (; start < end; start++) {
 		dest = (void *)start + *start;
-		patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_LWSYNC);
+		raw_patch_instruction(dest, PPC_INST_LWSYNC);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void do_final_fixups(void)
 	length = (__end_interrupts - _stext) / sizeof(int);
 
 	while (length--) {
-		patch_instruction(dest, *src);
+		raw_patch_instruction(dest, *src);
 		src++;
 		dest++;
 	}