diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
index 6b5cb7551a72b0cbcc2ba02ec7ebf8292c81756b..fdb587c96a80d293fbd400d0d2d9ebff588915aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -503,7 +503,11 @@ InstructionTLBMiss:
 	cmplw	0,r1,r3
 #endif
 	mfspr	r2, SPRN_SPRG_PGDIR
+#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
+	li	r1,_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_EXEC
+#else
 	li	r1,_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_EXEC
+#endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC)
 	bge-	112f
 	lis	r2, (swapper_pg_dir - PAGE_OFFSET)@ha	/* if kernel address, use */
@@ -517,12 +521,6 @@ InstructionTLBMiss:
 	lwz	r0,0(r2)		/* get linux-style pte */
 	andc.	r1,r1,r0		/* check access & ~permission */
 	bne-	InstructionAddressInvalid /* return if access not permitted */
-	ori	r0,r0,_PAGE_ACCESSED	/* set _PAGE_ACCESSED in pte */
-	/*
-	 * NOTE! We are assuming this is not an SMP system, otherwise
-	 * we would need to update the pte atomically with lwarx/stwcx.
-	 */
-	stw	r0,0(r2)		/* update PTE (accessed bit) */
 	/* Convert linux-style PTE to low word of PPC-style PTE */
 	rlwimi	r0,r0,32-1,30,30	/* _PAGE_USER -> PP msb */
 	ori	r1, r1, 0xe05		/* clear out reserved bits */
@@ -571,7 +569,11 @@ DataLoadTLBMiss:
 	lis	r1,PAGE_OFFSET@h		/* check if kernel address */
 	cmplw	0,r1,r3
 	mfspr	r2, SPRN_SPRG_PGDIR
+#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
+	li	r1, _PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_ACCESSED
+#else
 	li	r1, _PAGE_PRESENT
+#endif
 	bge-	112f
 	lis	r2, (swapper_pg_dir - PAGE_OFFSET)@ha	/* if kernel address, use */
 	addi	r2, r2, (swapper_pg_dir - PAGE_OFFSET)@l	/* kernel page table */
@@ -583,12 +585,10 @@ DataLoadTLBMiss:
 	lwz	r0,0(r2)		/* get linux-style pte */
 	andc.	r1,r1,r0		/* check access & ~permission */
 	bne-	DataAddressInvalid	/* return if access not permitted */
-	ori	r0,r0,_PAGE_ACCESSED	/* set _PAGE_ACCESSED in pte */
 	/*
 	 * NOTE! We are assuming this is not an SMP system, otherwise
 	 * we would need to update the pte atomically with lwarx/stwcx.
 	 */
-	stw	r0,0(r2)		/* update PTE (accessed bit) */
 	/* Convert linux-style PTE to low word of PPC-style PTE */
 	rlwinm	r1,r0,32-10,31,31	/* _PAGE_RW -> PP lsb */
 	rlwimi	r0,r0,32-1,30,30	/* _PAGE_USER -> PP msb */
@@ -649,7 +649,11 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss:
 	lis	r1,PAGE_OFFSET@h		/* check if kernel address */
 	cmplw	0,r1,r3
 	mfspr	r2, SPRN_SPRG_PGDIR
-	li	r1, _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_PRESENT /* access flags */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
+	li	r1, _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_ACCESSED
+#else
+	li	r1, _PAGE_RW | _PAGE_PRESENT
+#endif
 	bge-	112f
 	lis	r2, (swapper_pg_dir - PAGE_OFFSET)@ha	/* if kernel address, use */
 	addi	r2, r2, (swapper_pg_dir - PAGE_OFFSET)@l	/* kernel page table */
@@ -661,12 +665,10 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss:
 	lwz	r0,0(r2)		/* get linux-style pte */
 	andc.	r1,r1,r0		/* check access & ~permission */
 	bne-	DataAddressInvalid	/* return if access not permitted */
-	ori	r0,r0,_PAGE_ACCESSED
 	/*
 	 * NOTE! We are assuming this is not an SMP system, otherwise
 	 * we would need to update the pte atomically with lwarx/stwcx.
 	 */
-	stw	r0,0(r2)		/* update PTE (accessed/dirty bits) */
 	/* Convert linux-style PTE to low word of PPC-style PTE */
 	rlwimi	r0,r0,32-1,30,30	/* _PAGE_USER -> PP msb */
 	li	r1,0xe05		/* clear out reserved bits & PP lsb */