diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index ad1fd33e1126b..fb849ef922fb3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ transfer_to_handler:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32
 	kuep_lock r11, r12
 #endif
-	b	3f
+	blr
 
 	/* if from kernel, check interrupted DOZE/NAP mode */
 2:
@@ -118,13 +118,7 @@ transfer_to_handler:
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32 || CONFIG_E500 */
 	.globl transfer_to_handler_cont
 transfer_to_handler_cont:
-3:
-	mflr	r9
-	lwz	r11,0(r9)		/* virtual address of handler */
-	lwz	r9,4(r9)		/* where to go when done */
-	mtctr	r11
-	mtlr	r9
-	bctr				/* jump to handler */
+	blr
 
 #if defined (CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32) || defined(CONFIG_E500)
 4:	rlwinm	r12,r12,0,~_TLF_NAPPING
@@ -404,8 +398,8 @@ fee_restarts:
 	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	transfer_to_handler_full
-	.long	unrecoverable_exception
-	.long	ret_from_except
+	bl	unrecoverable_exception
+	b	ret_from_except
 #endif
 
 	.globl	ret_from_except_full
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
index 160ebd573c379..e09585b88ba7b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(\name\()_virt)
 	li	r10,trap;					\
 	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11);					\
 	bl	tfer;						\
-	.long	hdlr;						\
-	.long	ret
+	bl	hdlr;						\
+	b	ret
 
 #define EXC_XFER_STD(n, hdlr)		\
 	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, transfer_to_handler_full,	\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
index a127d5e7efb4d..3707f49f0b78c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_EMB_HV)
 #define EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, trap, msr, tfer, ret)	\
 	li	r10,trap;					\
 	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11);					\
-	bl	tfer;		 				\
-	.long	hdlr;						\
-	.long	ret
+	bl	tfer;						\
+	bl	hdlr;						\
+	b	ret;						\
 
 #define EXC_XFER_STD(n, hdlr)		\
 	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, transfer_to_handler_full, \