diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
index e34c72285b4e..f3fc5fe919d9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ void preempt_schedule_irq(void);
 
 notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_kernel_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long ret = 0;
 	unsigned long kuap;
 	bool stack_store = read_thread_flags() & _TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE;
@@ -392,7 +391,7 @@ notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_kernel_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	kuap = kuap_get_and_assert_locked();
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	local_irq_disable();
 
 	if (!arch_irq_disabled_regs(regs)) {
 		/* Returning to a kernel context with local irqs enabled. */