diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c
index 6ab0ae7d6535db4d9bf8950eda5c4c980f65bb82..d1d945c6bd05f05d567be65357210210bfaae48e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/module.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ slot (const struct insn *insn)
 static int
 apply_imm64 (struct module *mod, struct insn *insn, uint64_t val)
 {
-	if (slot(insn) != 2) {
+	if (slot(insn) != 1 && slot(insn) != 2) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: invalid slot number %d for IMM64\n",
 		       mod->name, slot(insn));
 		return 0;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ apply_imm64 (struct module *mod, struct insn *insn, uint64_t val)
 static int
 apply_imm60 (struct module *mod, struct insn *insn, uint64_t val)
 {
-	if (slot(insn) != 2) {
+	if (slot(insn) != 1 && slot(insn) != 2) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: invalid slot number %d for IMM60\n",
 		       mod->name, slot(insn));
 		return 0;