diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
index 4b6b3f72a2158a06e07f36529912c81c0b5fb43b..b71420a12f2613456c4233fb96596f4f0fe72e44 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/debug-monitors.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
 
 #define AARCH64_BREAK_KGDB_DYN_DBG	\
 	(AARCH64_BREAK_MON | (KGDB_DYN_DBG_BRK_IMM << 5))
-#define KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE(x)	\
-	((AARCH64_BREAK_KGDB_DYN_DBG >> (8 * (x))) & 0xff)
 
 #define CACHE_FLUSH_IS_SAFE		1
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
index 8c57f6496e56dc65f624569f9496f8907991516b..e017a9493b92e907235cc19e7df7e53397c3f56e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/kdebug.h>
 #include <linux/kgdb.h>
 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
+#include <asm/insn.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 
 struct dbg_reg_def_t dbg_reg_def[DBG_MAX_REG_NUM] = {
@@ -338,15 +341,24 @@ void kgdb_arch_exit(void)
 	unregister_die_notifier(&kgdb_notifier);
 }
 
-/*
- * ARM instructions are always in LE.
- * Break instruction is encoded in LE format
- */
-struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops = {
-	.gdb_bpt_instr = {
-		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE(0),
-		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE(1),
-		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE(2),
-		KGDB_DYN_BRK_INS_BYTE(3),
-	}
-};
+struct kgdb_arch arch_kgdb_ops;
+
+int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(AARCH64_INSN_SIZE != BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+
+	err = aarch64_insn_read((void *)bpt->bpt_addr, (u32 *)bpt->saved_instr);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return aarch64_insn_write((void *)bpt->bpt_addr,
+			(u32)AARCH64_BREAK_KGDB_DYN_DBG);
+}
+
+int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
+{
+	return aarch64_insn_write((void *)bpt->bpt_addr,
+			*(u32 *)bpt->saved_instr);
+}