diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
index 183d73b6ed99f464801603573661aa4488fba3e9..33473cbc098649939442999a7c210346548c6ef5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
@@ -236,6 +236,19 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
 #define kvmppc_interrupt kvmppc_interrupt_pr
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Branch to label using its 0xC000 address. This results in instruction
+ * address suitable for MSR[IR]=0 or 1, which allows relocation to be turned
+ * on using mtmsr rather than rfid.
+ *
+ * This could set the 0xc bits for !RELOCATABLE as an immediate, rather than
+ * load KBASE for a slight optimisation.
+ */
+#define BRANCH_TO_C000(reg, label)					\
+	__LOAD_HANDLER(reg, label);					\
+	mtctr	reg;							\
+	bctr
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
 #define BRANCH_TO_COMMON(reg, label)					\
 	__LOAD_HANDLER(reg, label);					\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index cad3b4b8281309613319a0604df688cad93a5917..7807719ca855e4add10c341a71a2bc573bde269e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ EXC_VIRT_NONE(0x4000, 0x100)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_P7_NAP
 	/*
 	 * If running native on arch 2.06 or later, check if we are waking up
-	 * from nap/sleep/winkle, and branch to idle handler.
+	 * from nap/sleep/winkle, and branch to idle handler. The idle wakeup
+	 * handler initially runs in real mode, but we branch to the 0xc000...
+	 * address so we can turn on relocation with mtmsr.
 	 */
 #define IDLETEST(n)							\
 	BEGIN_FTR_SECTION ;						\
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ EXC_VIRT_NONE(0x4000, 0x100)
 	rlwinm.	r10,r10,47-31,30,31 ;					\
 	beq-	1f ;							\
 	cmpwi	cr3,r10,2 ;						\
-	BRANCH_TO_COMMON(r10, system_reset_idle_common) ;		\
+	BRANCH_TO_C000(r10, system_reset_idle_common) ;			\
 1:									\
 	END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_ARCH_206)
 #else