diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
index 05e6d2ee1db9f..8e5fae8beaf6a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ label##_relon_hv:						\
 #define SOFTEN_NOTEST_HV(vec)		_SOFTEN_TEST(EXC_HV, vec)
 
 #define __MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label, h, extra)		\
-	HMT_MEDIUM_PPR_DISCARD;						\
 	SET_SCRATCH0(r13);    /* save r13 */				\
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0(PACA_EXGEN);					\
 	__EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1(PACA_EXGEN, extra, vec);			\
@@ -427,6 +426,7 @@ label##_relon_hv:						\
 	. = loc;							\
 	.globl label##_pSeries;						\
 label##_pSeries:							\
+	HMT_MEDIUM_PPR_DISCARD;						\
 	_MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(vec, label,				\
 				    EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR)
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 82ceab4d895f2..80d56f094a0de 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ instruction_access_slb_pSeries:
 	.globl hardware_interrupt_hv;
 hardware_interrupt_pSeries:
 hardware_interrupt_hv:
+	HMT_MEDIUM_PPR_DISCARD
 	BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 		_MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x502, hardware_interrupt,
 					    EXC_HV, SOFTEN_TEST_HV)
@@ -254,7 +255,11 @@ hardware_interrupt_hv:
 	STD_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x800, 0x800, fp_unavailable)
 	KVM_HANDLER_PR(PACA_EXGEN, EXC_STD, 0x800)
 
-	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x900, 0x900, decrementer)
+	. = 0x900
+	.globl decrementer_pSeries
+decrementer_pSeries:
+	_MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0x900, decrementer, EXC_STD, SOFTEN_TEST_PR)
+
 	STD_EXCEPTION_HV(0x980, 0x982, hdecrementer)
 
 	MASKABLE_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0xa00, 0xa00, doorbell_super)