diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
index b0de85b477e15..a3c35e6d6ffbb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <uapi/asm/unistd.h>
 
-
-#define NR_syscalls		389
+#define NR_syscalls	__NR_syscalls
 
 #define __NR__exit __NR_exit
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
index 985534d0b448b..71958681a9acc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_ASM_POWERPC_UNISTD_H_
 #define _UAPI_ASM_POWERPC_UNISTD_H_
 
-
 #define __NR_restart_syscall	  0
 #define __NR_exit		  1
 #define __NR_fork		  2
@@ -401,4 +400,8 @@
 #define __NR_rseq		387
 #define __NR_io_pgetevents	388
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#define __NR_syscalls		389
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_ASM_POWERPC_UNISTD_H_ */