diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S
index 05adc8bbdef853b4c7adb27c5da88ceada1ea033..eeaa0d5f69d5e60271ccca1790aaf98559ca92fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_power7.S
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ _GLOBAL(power7_powersave_common)
 	beq	1f
 	addi	r1,r1,INT_FRAME_SIZE
 	ld	r0,16(r1)
+	li	r3,0			/* Return 0 (no nap) */
 	mtlr	r0
 	blr