diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index fd0c685a7f11c13de748a5dc2551b4ee73651aa5..c785d07c02cc249ce8e537f13210b9b3edccdb35 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ int main(void)
 	DEFINE(TI_TASK, offsetof(struct thread_info, task));
 	DEFINE(TI_EXECDOMAIN, offsetof(struct thread_info, exec_domain));
 	DEFINE(TI_FLAGS, offsetof(struct thread_info, flags));
+	DEFINE(TI_PREEMPTCOUNT, offsetof(struct thread_info, preempt_count));
 	DEFINE(TI_CPU, offsetof(struct thread_info, cpu));
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/entry.S b/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/entry.S
index 111b66dc737ba5f15e0d2af56b7a85e2db676050..1af7c1d650f61f968abe7b3897a885c52dbb5e4d 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/entry.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/entry.S
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@ ret_from_exception:
 	btst	#5,%sp@(PT_SR)		/* check if returning to kernel */
 	jeq	Luser_return		/* if so, skip resched, signals */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
+	movel	%sp,%d1			/* get thread_info pointer */
+	andl	#-THREAD_SIZE,%d1	/* at base of kernel stack */
+	movel	%d1,%a0
+	movel	%a0@(TI_FLAGS),%d1	/* get thread_info->flags */
+	andl	#_TIF_NEED_RESCHED,%d1
+	jeq	Lkernel_return
+
+	movel	%a0@(TI_PREEMPTCOUNT),%d1
+	cmpl	#0,%d1
+	jne	Lkernel_return
+
+	pea	Lkernel_return
+	jmp	preempt_schedule_irq	/* preempt the kernel */
+#endif
+
 Lkernel_return:
 	moveml	%sp@,%d1-%d5/%a0-%a2
 	lea	%sp@(32),%sp		/* space for 8 regs */