diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 5ef85ab49dc30a5ddce856d7db9cea3d0b56665b..fd58749b4d6b3aca47a74571d24f0141e2797007 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -741,9 +741,7 @@ void machine_check_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (!nested)
 		nmi_enter();
 
-	/* 64s accounts the mce in machine_check_early when in HVMODE */
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) || !cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HVMODE))
-		__this_cpu_inc(irq_stat.mce_exceptions);
+	__this_cpu_inc(irq_stat.mce_exceptions);
 
 	add_taint(TAINT_MACHINE_CHECK, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
index 06bf532fa00023d5cf02e5d09196e06112ef1a3f..a4641515956f4f64a949e79fdac9d3e380ce41f4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal.c
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ int opal_machine_check(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct machine_check_event evt;
 
-	__this_cpu_inc(irq_stat.mce_exceptions);
-
 	if (!get_mce_event(&evt, MCE_EVENT_RELEASE))
 		return 0;