diff --git a/arch/ppc/boot/simple/relocate.S b/arch/ppc/boot/simple/relocate.S
index 0c021556d78e..1bbbcd2f2bcb 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/boot/simple/relocate.S
+++ b/arch/ppc/boot/simple/relocate.S
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ do_relocate_out:
 
 start_ldr:
 /* Clear all of BSS and set up stack for C calls */
-	lis	r3,edata@h
-	ori	r3,r3,edata@l
+	lis	r3,__bss_start@h
+	ori	r3,r3,__bss_start@l
 	lis	r4,end@h
 	ori	r4,r4,end@l
 	subi	r3,r3,4
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ start_ldr:
 	li	r0,0
 50:	stwu	r0,4(r3)
 	cmpw	cr0,r3,r4
-	bne	50b
+	blt	50b
 90:	mr	r9,r1		/* Save old stack pointer (in case it matters) */
 	lis	r1,.stack@h
 	ori	r1,r1,.stack@l