diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index 7ecc0d1855c3..6f7eb7e00c79 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -1162,39 +1162,17 @@ machine_check_in_rtas:
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 _GLOBAL(mcount)
 _GLOBAL(_mcount)
-	stwu	r1,-48(r1)
-	stw	r3, 12(r1)
-	stw	r4, 16(r1)
-	stw	r5, 20(r1)
-	stw	r6, 24(r1)
-	mflr	r3
-	stw	r7, 28(r1)
-	mfcr	r5
-	stw	r8, 32(r1)
-	stw	r9, 36(r1)
-	stw	r10,40(r1)
-	stw	r3, 44(r1)
-	stw	r5, 8(r1)
-	subi	r3, r3, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
-	.globl mcount_call
-mcount_call:
-	bl	ftrace_stub
-	nop
-	lwz	r6, 8(r1)
-	lwz	r0, 44(r1)
-	lwz	r3, 12(r1)
+	/*
+	 * It is required that _mcount on PPC32 must preserve the
+	 * link register. But we have r0 to play with. We use r0
+	 * to push the return address back to the caller of mcount
+	 * into the ctr register, restore the link register and
+	 * then jump back using the ctr register.
+	 */
+	mflr	r0
 	mtctr	r0
-	lwz	r4, 16(r1)
-	mtcr	r6
-	lwz	r5, 20(r1)
-	lwz	r6, 24(r1)
-	lwz	r0, 52(r1)
-	lwz	r7, 28(r1)
-	lwz	r8, 32(r1)
+	lwz	r0, 4(r1)
 	mtlr	r0
-	lwz	r9, 36(r1)
-	lwz	r10,40(r1)
-	addi	r1, r1, 48
 	bctr
 
 _GLOBAL(ftrace_caller)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index e6d52845854f..b00982e0d1ee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -888,18 +888,6 @@ _GLOBAL(enter_prom)
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
 _GLOBAL(mcount)
 _GLOBAL(_mcount)
-	/* Taken from output of objdump from lib64/glibc */
-	mflr	r3
-	stdu	r1, -112(r1)
-	std	r3, 128(r1)
-	subi	r3, r3, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE
-	.globl mcount_call
-mcount_call:
-	bl	ftrace_stub
-	nop
-	ld	r0, 128(r1)
-	mtlr	r0
-	addi	r1, r1, 112
 	blr
 
 _GLOBAL(ftrace_caller)