diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c
index 26b9994d27eef9c806b5c1f683f10325aff85d1c..43ef2515648098f985ff5f7d10a66b2f6d724391 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/align.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ int fix_alignment(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	type = op.type & INSTR_TYPE_MASK;
 	if (!OP_IS_LOAD_STORE(type)) {
-		if (type != CACHEOP + DCBZ)
+		if (op.type != CACHEOP + DCBZ)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		PPC_WARN_ALIGNMENT(dcbz, regs);
 		r = emulate_dcbz(op.ea, regs);