diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index 3da7224fbd6e1..998aeb9e1aac9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -191,7 +191,9 @@ int patch_branch(u32 *addr, unsigned long target, int flags)
 {
 	ppc_inst_t instr;
 
-	create_branch(&instr, addr, target, flags);
+	if (create_branch(&instr, addr, target, flags))
+		return -ERANGE;
+
 	return patch_instruction(addr, instr);
 }