diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 2cc5e9d4c907..6a6d4d920827 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ masked_##_H##interrupt:					\
 	ld	r9,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R9(r13);		\
 	ld	r10,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R10(r13);		\
 	ld	r11,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R11(r13);		\
-	GET_SCRATCH0(r13);				\
+	/* returns to kernel where r13 must be set up, so don't restore it */ \
 	##_H##rfid;					\
 	b	.;					\
 	MASKED_DEC_HANDLER(_H)