diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 3844ca7c5099..15c5a4f6de01 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -774,8 +774,8 @@ alignment_common:
 program_check_common:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x700, PACA_EXGEN)
 	bl	.save_nvgprs
-	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	DISABLE_INTS
+	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	.program_check_exception
 	b	.ret_from_except