diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
index 4739f61e632c7..56a98936a6a93 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@ static inline void irq_soft_mask_regs_set_state(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned l
 }
 #else /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
 
+static inline notrace unsigned long irq_soft_mask_return(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline unsigned long arch_local_save_flags(void)
 {
 	return mfmsr();