diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 25fc33984c2bc02d614d641a7668033ba51711bf..e5fe5a8522a65b45e88ea6947b8cdd34ef7a2388 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ void RunModeException(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 void __kprobes single_step_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	regs->msr &= ~(MSR_SE | MSR_BE);  /* Turn off 'trace' bits */
+	clear_single_step(regs);
 
 	if (notify_die(DIE_SSTEP, "single_step", regs, 5,
 					5, SIGTRAP) == NOTIFY_STOP)
@@ -707,10 +707,8 @@ void __kprobes single_step_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
  */
 static void emulate_single_step(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	if (single_stepping(regs)) {
-		clear_single_step(regs);
-		_exception(SIGTRAP, regs, TRAP_TRACE, 0);
-	}
+	if (single_stepping(regs))
+		single_step_exception(regs);
 }
 
 static inline int __parse_fpscr(unsigned long fpscr)