diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 0dce93ccaadfa23a81dde9ae98f8de92ee76f07a..e89281d3ba281940e2693c2cd741befb672ae174 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -912,16 +912,15 @@ static int kvmppc_handle_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void kvmppc_fill_pt_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	ulong r1, ip, msr, lr;
+	ulong r1, msr, lr;
 
 	asm("mr %0, 1" : "=r"(r1));
 	asm("mflr %0" : "=r"(lr));
 	asm("mfmsr %0" : "=r"(msr));
-	asm("bl 1f; 1: mflr %0" : "=r"(ip));
 
 	memset(regs, 0, sizeof(*regs));
 	regs->gpr[1] = r1;
-	regs->nip = ip;
+	regs->nip = _THIS_IP_;
 	regs->msr = msr;
 	regs->link = lr;
 }