diff --git a/arch/sparc64/mm/fault.c b/arch/sparc64/mm/fault.c
index 918363360280c35af390594811e20c2ccba06bc9..2650d0d33ac25cbc656baa97adec4c29e1a65a93 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/mm/fault.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ asmlinkage void __kprobes do_sparc64_fault(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		unsigned long tpc = regs->tpc;
 
 		/* Sanity check the PC. */
-		if ((tpc >= KERNBASE && tpc < (unsigned long) _etext) ||
+		if ((tpc >= KERNBASE && tpc < (unsigned long) __init_end) ||
 		    (tpc >= MODULES_VADDR && tpc < MODULES_END)) {
 			/* Valid, no problems... */
 		} else {