diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
index 84e6251622e8b..ba20bfabdf63b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
@@ -104,15 +104,19 @@
 	li	r10, MSR_KERNEL		/* can take exceptions */
 	mtmsr	r10			/* (except for mach check in rtas) */
 #endif
-	stw	r0,GPR0(r11)
+	COMMON_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_END \trapno
+_ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(\name\()_virt)
+.endm
+
+.macro COMMON_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_END trapno
+	stw	r0,GPR0(r1)
 	lis	r10,STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@ha /* exception frame marker */
 	addi	r10,r10,STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@l
-	stw	r10,8(r11)
+	stw	r10,8(r1)
 	li	r10, \trapno
-	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11)
-	SAVE_4GPRS(3, r11)
-	SAVE_2GPRS(7, r11)
-_ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(\name\()_virt)
+	stw	r10,_TRAP(r1)
+	SAVE_4GPRS(3, r1)
+	SAVE_2GPRS(7, r1)
 .endm
 
 .macro prepare_transfer_to_handler
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
index 52b40bf529c6d..e1360b88b6cb8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
@@ -157,14 +157,7 @@ _ENTRY(crit_esr)
 	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR2
 	mfspr	r9,SPRN_SRR3
 	rlwinm	r9,r9,0,14,12		/* clear MSR_WE (necessary?)	   */
-	stw	r0,GPR0(r11)
-	lis	r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@ha /* exception frame marker */
-	addi	r10, r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@l
-	stw	r10, 8(r11)
-	li	r10, \trapno + 2
-	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11)
-	SAVE_4GPRS(3, r11)
-	SAVE_2GPRS(7, r11)
+	COMMON_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_END \trapno + 2
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(\name\()_virt)
 .endm
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
index fa566e89f18bd..4d583fbef0b6f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
@@ -78,14 +78,18 @@ END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION
 	stw	r1, 0(r11);						     \
 	mr	r1, r11;						     \
 	rlwinm	r9,r9,0,14,12;		/* clear MSR_WE (necessary?)	   */\
-	stw	r0,GPR0(r11);						     \
-	lis	r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@ha;/* exception frame marker */ \
-	addi	r10, r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@l;			     \
-	stw	r10, 8(r11);						     \
-	li	r10, trapno;						     \
-	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11);						     \
-	SAVE_4GPRS(3, r11);						     \
-	SAVE_2GPRS(7, r11)
+	COMMON_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_END trapno
+
+.macro COMMON_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_END trapno
+	stw	r0,GPR0(r1)
+	lis	r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@ha	/* exception frame marker */
+	addi	r10, r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@l
+	stw	r10, 8(r1)
+	li	r10, \trapno
+	stw	r10,_TRAP(r1)
+	SAVE_4GPRS(3, r1)
+	SAVE_2GPRS(7, r1)
+.endm
 
 .macro prepare_transfer_to_handler
 	bl	prepare_transfer_to_handler
@@ -231,11 +235,7 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFSET(CPU_FTR_EMB_HV)
 	stw	r1,0(r11);						     \
 	mr	r1,r11;							     \
 	rlwinm	r9,r9,0,14,12;		/* clear MSR_WE (necessary?)	   */\
-	li	r10, trapno;						     \
-	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11);						     \
-	stw	r0,GPR0(r11);						     \
-	SAVE_4GPRS(3, r11);						     \
-	SAVE_2GPRS(7, r11)
+	COMMON_EXCEPTION_PROLOG_END trapno
 
 #define SAVE_xSRR(xSRR)			\
 	mfspr	r0,SPRN_##xSRR##0;	\