diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index aa1af139d9472..4b2d2823c7a5f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -225,6 +225,12 @@ _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(system_call_vectored_emulate)
 	b	system_call_vectored_common
 #endif
 
+	.balign IFETCH_ALIGN_BYTES
+	.globl system_call_common_real
+system_call_common_real:
+	ld	r10,PACAKMSR(r13)	/* get MSR value for kernel */
+	mtmsrd	r10
+
 	.balign IFETCH_ALIGN_BYTES
 	.globl system_call_common
 system_call_common:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index c51c436d5845f..de3e335bd9319 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -1973,12 +1973,9 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_REAL_LE)
 	HMT_MEDIUM
 
 	.if ! \virt
-	__LOAD_HANDLER(r10, system_call_common)
-	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r10
-	ld	r10,PACAKMSR(r13)
-	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r10
-	RFI_TO_KERNEL
-	b	.	/* prevent speculative execution */
+	__LOAD_HANDLER(r10, system_call_common_real)
+	mtctr	r10
+	bctr
 	.else
 	li	r10,MSR_RI
 	mtmsrd 	r10,1			/* Set RI (EE=0) */