diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index e01cda1454c9..75b487f107c3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -1968,9 +1968,9 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
 	extern char _stext[];
 	unsigned long hdr;
 	u32 getprop_rval;
+	unsigned long offset = reloc_offset();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
-	unsigned long offset = reloc_offset();
 	reloc_got2(offset);
 #endif