diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index e7bff7f9d08fd39970ff5af2723a967b1e10163f..55e9d03b5de973e7176245a5caf2a9b85229eb97 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -971,7 +971,6 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	bne	1f
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
 	bl	doorbell_exception
-	b	ret_from_except
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_DOORBELL */
 1:	b	ret_from_except /* What else to do here ? */