diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/watch.c b/arch/mips/kernel/watch.c
index 19fcab7348b1..329d2209521d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/watch.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/watch.c
@@ -18,27 +18,24 @@
 void mips_install_watch_registers(struct task_struct *t)
 {
 	struct mips3264_watch_reg_state *watches = &t->thread.watch.mips3264;
+	unsigned int watchhi = MIPS_WATCHHI_G |		/* Trap all ASIDs */
+			       MIPS_WATCHHI_IRW;	/* Clear result bits */
+
 	switch (current_cpu_data.watch_reg_use_cnt) {
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	case 4:
 		write_c0_watchlo3(watches->watchlo[3]);
-		/* Write 1 to the I, R, and W bits to clear them, and
-		   1 to G so all ASIDs are trapped. */
-		write_c0_watchhi3(MIPS_WATCHHI_G | MIPS_WATCHHI_IRW |
-				  watches->watchhi[3]);
+		write_c0_watchhi3(watchhi | watches->watchhi[3]);
 	case 3:
 		write_c0_watchlo2(watches->watchlo[2]);
-		write_c0_watchhi2(MIPS_WATCHHI_G | MIPS_WATCHHI_IRW |
-				  watches->watchhi[2]);
+		write_c0_watchhi2(watchhi | watches->watchhi[2]);
 	case 2:
 		write_c0_watchlo1(watches->watchlo[1]);
-		write_c0_watchhi1(MIPS_WATCHHI_G | MIPS_WATCHHI_IRW |
-				  watches->watchhi[1]);
+		write_c0_watchhi1(watchhi | watches->watchhi[1]);
 	case 1:
 		write_c0_watchlo0(watches->watchlo[0]);
-		write_c0_watchhi0(MIPS_WATCHHI_G | MIPS_WATCHHI_IRW |
-				  watches->watchhi[0]);
+		write_c0_watchhi0(watchhi | watches->watchhi[0]);
 	}
 }