diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
index e4338d785a942..6db54425f1d93 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -526,13 +526,9 @@ InstructionTLBMiss:
 	 */
 	stw	r0,0(r2)		/* update PTE (accessed bit) */
 	/* Convert linux-style PTE to low word of PPC-style PTE */
-	rlwinm	r1,r0,32-10,31,31	/* _PAGE_RW -> PP lsb */
-	rlwinm	r2,r0,32-7,31,31	/* _PAGE_DIRTY -> PP lsb */
-	and	r1,r1,r2		/* writable if _RW and _DIRTY */
 	rlwimi	r0,r0,32-1,30,30	/* _PAGE_USER -> PP msb */
-	rlwimi	r0,r0,32-1,31,31	/* _PAGE_USER -> PP lsb */
-	ori	r1,r1,0xe04		/* clear out reserved bits */
-	andc	r1,r0,r1		/* PP = user? (rw&dirty? 2: 3): 0 */
+	ori	r1, r1, 0xe05		/* clear out reserved bits */
+	andc	r1, r0, r1		/* PP = user? 2 : 0 */
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	rlwinm	r1,r1,0,~_PAGE_COHERENT	/* clear M (coherence not required) */
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_NEED_COHERENT)