diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
index 4c2cc42399aa24b5d73be45e9ec82a356020072d..e4338d785a942a6271155e149325e5b0b1602581 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -498,15 +498,19 @@ InstructionTLBMiss:
  */
 	/* Get PTE (linux-style) and check access */
 	mfspr	r3,SPRN_IMISS
+#if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC)
 	lis	r1,PAGE_OFFSET@h		/* check if kernel address */
 	cmplw	0,r1,r3
+#endif
 	mfspr	r2, SPRN_SPRG_PGDIR
 	li	r1,_PAGE_USER|_PAGE_PRESENT|_PAGE_EXEC /* low addresses tested as user */
+#if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) || defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC)
 	bge-	112f
 	mfspr	r2,SPRN_SRR1		/* and MSR_PR bit from SRR1 */
 	rlwimi	r1,r2,32-12,29,29	/* shift MSR_PR to _PAGE_USER posn */
 	lis	r2, (swapper_pg_dir - PAGE_OFFSET)@ha	/* if kernel address, use */
 	addi	r2, r2, (swapper_pg_dir - PAGE_OFFSET)@l	/* kernel page table */
+#endif
 112:	rlwimi	r2,r3,12,20,29		/* insert top 10 bits of address */
 	lwz	r2,0(r2)		/* get pmd entry */
 	rlwinm.	r2,r2,0,0,19		/* extract address of pte page */