diff --git a/arch/ppc/kernel/head_44x.S b/arch/ppc/kernel/head_44x.S
index 9b6a8e5136570537adca7dc8ddf244a8fac19cfd..6c7ae6052464f3d28f7cc754487e8aaa6fba1361 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/kernel/head_44x.S
+++ b/arch/ppc/kernel/head_44x.S
@@ -330,8 +330,9 @@ interrupt_base:
 	/* If we are faulting a kernel address, we have to use the
 	 * kernel page tables.
 	 */
-	andis.	r11, r10, 0x8000
-	beq	3f
+	lis	r11, TASK_SIZE@h
+	cmplw	r10, r11
+	blt+	3f
 	lis	r11, swapper_pg_dir@h
 	ori	r11, r11, swapper_pg_dir@l
 
@@ -464,8 +465,9 @@ interrupt_base:
 	/* If we are faulting a kernel address, we have to use the
 	 * kernel page tables.
 	 */
-	andis.	r11, r10, 0x8000
-	beq	3f
+	lis	r11, TASK_SIZE@h
+	cmplw	r10, r11
+	blt+	3f
 	lis	r11, swapper_pg_dir@h
 	ori	r11, r11, swapper_pg_dir@l
 
@@ -533,8 +535,9 @@ interrupt_base:
 	/* If we are faulting a kernel address, we have to use the
 	 * kernel page tables.
 	 */
-	andis.	r11, r10, 0x8000
-	beq	3f
+	lis	r11, TASK_SIZE@h
+	cmplw	r10, r11
+	blt+	3f
 	lis	r11, swapper_pg_dir@h
 	ori	r11, r11, swapper_pg_dir@l