diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
index 7a9db64f3f0438f8bf366b9cb2244f1ef3178004..42850ee00adabfa33f0bb5ccd69efe1388d8ec96 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ char *dbg_get_reg(int regno, void *mem, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		/* FP registers 32 -> 63 */
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE) && defined(CONFIG_SPE)
 		if (current)
-			memcpy(mem, current->thread.evr[regno-32],
+			memcpy(mem, &current->thread.evr[regno-32],
 					dbg_reg_def[regno].size);
 #else
 		/* fp registers not used by kernel, leave zero */
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ int dbg_set_reg(int regno, void *mem, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (regno >= 32 && regno < 64) {
 		/* FP registers 32 -> 63 */
 #if defined(CONFIG_FSL_BOOKE) && defined(CONFIG_SPE)
-		memcpy(current->thread.evr[regno-32], mem,
+		memcpy(&current->thread.evr[regno-32], mem,
 				dbg_reg_def[regno].size);
 #else
 		/* fp registers not used by kernel, leave zero */