diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/syscalls.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/syscalls.h
index 52f5e19859899..565b4b1d7d415 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/syscalls.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/syscalls.h
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ long sys_mmap2(unsigned long addr, size_t len,
 	       unsigned long fd, unsigned long pgoff);
 long ppc64_personality(unsigned long personality);
 long sys_rtas(struct rtas_args __user *uargs);
-int ppc_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp,
-	       fd_set __user *exp, struct __kernel_old_timeval __user *tvp);
 long ppc_fadvise64_64(int fd, int advice, u32 offset_high, u32 offset_low,
 		      u32 len_high, u32 len_low);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c
index abc3fbb3c4902..34e1ae88e15b6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls.c
@@ -63,23 +63,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(mmap, unsigned long, addr, size_t, len,
 	return do_mmap2(addr, len, prot, flags, fd, offset, PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
-/*
- * Due to some executables calling the wrong select we sometimes
- * get wrong args.  This determines how the args are being passed
- * (a single ptr to them all args passed) then calls
- * sys_select() with the appropriate args. -- Cort
- */
-int
-ppc_select(int n, fd_set __user *inp, fd_set __user *outp, fd_set __user *exp, struct __kernel_old_timeval __user *tvp)
-{
-	if ((unsigned long)n >= 4096)
-		return sys_old_select((void __user *)n);
-
-	return sys_select(n, inp, outp, exp, tvp);
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 long ppc64_personality(unsigned long personality)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 2600b4237292c..64f27cbbdd2cd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 79	common	settimeofday			sys_settimeofday		compat_sys_settimeofday
 80	common	getgroups			sys_getgroups
 81	common	setgroups			sys_setgroups
-82	32	select				ppc_select			sys_ni_syscall
+82	32	select				sys_old_select			compat_sys_old_select
 82	64	select				sys_ni_syscall
 82	spu	select				sys_ni_syscall
 83	common	symlink				sys_symlink
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
index 2600b4237292c..64f27cbbdd2cd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/entry/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 79	common	settimeofday			sys_settimeofday		compat_sys_settimeofday
 80	common	getgroups			sys_getgroups
 81	common	setgroups			sys_setgroups
-82	32	select				ppc_select			sys_ni_syscall
+82	32	select				sys_old_select			compat_sys_old_select
 82	64	select				sys_ni_syscall
 82	spu	select				sys_ni_syscall
 83	common	symlink				sys_symlink