diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index 889ea2b19383..12679cd43e0c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -673,9 +673,7 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_except_lite)
 
 resume_kernel:
 	/* check current_thread_info, _TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE */
-	CURRENT_THREAD_INFO(r9, r1)
-	ld	r8,TI_FLAGS(r9)
-	andis.	r8,r8,_TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE@h
+	andis.	r8,r4,_TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE@h
 	beq+	1f
 
 	addi	r8,r1,INT_FRAME_SIZE	/* Get the kprobed function entry */