diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 6327fd79b0fbe31e009f0c4219095bea7854032e..e6474a45cef50623be68bc1fbf0b83635275dceb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -1140,11 +1140,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(rt_sigreturn)
 {
 	struct rt_sigframe __user *rt_sf;
 	struct pt_regs *regs = current_pt_regs();
-	int tm_restore = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 	struct ucontext __user *uc_transact;
 	unsigned long msr_hi;
 	unsigned long tmp;
+	int tm_restore = 0;
 #endif
 	/* Always make any pending restarted system calls return -EINTR */
 	current->restart_block.fn = do_no_restart_syscall;
@@ -1192,19 +1192,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(rt_sigreturn)
 				goto bad;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!tm_restore) {
-		/*
-		 * Unset regs->msr because ucontext MSR TS is not
-		 * set, and recheckpoint was not called. This avoid
-		 * hitting a TM Bad thing at RFID
-		 */
-		regs->msr &= ~MSR_TS_MASK;
-	}
-	/* Fall through, for non-TM restore */
-#endif
 	if (!tm_restore)
-		if (do_setcontext(&rt_sf->uc, regs, 1))
-			goto bad;
+		/* Fall through, for non-TM restore */
+#endif
+	if (do_setcontext(&rt_sf->uc, regs, 1))
+		goto bad;
 
 	/*
 	 * It's not clear whether or why it is desirable to save the
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index daa28cb7227220c45e92b55c686f20cfbc8807bb..83d51bf586c7e1ec3697a424a33a1559579147b8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -740,23 +740,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE0(rt_sigreturn)
 					   &uc_transact->uc_mcontext))
 			goto badframe;
 	}
-#endif
+	else
 	/* Fall through, for non-TM restore */
-	if (!MSR_TM_ACTIVE(msr)) {
-		/*
-		 * Unset MSR[TS] on the thread regs since MSR from user
-		 * context does not have MSR active, and recheckpoint was
-		 * not called since restore_tm_sigcontexts() was not called
-		 * also.
-		 *
-		 * If not unsetting it, the code can RFID to userspace with
-		 * MSR[TS] set, but without CPU in the proper state,
-		 * causing a TM bad thing.
-		 */
-		current->thread.regs->msr &= ~MSR_TS_MASK;
-		if (restore_sigcontext(current, NULL, 1, &uc->uc_mcontext))
-			goto badframe;
-	}
+#endif
+	if (restore_sigcontext(current, NULL, 1, &uc->uc_mcontext))
+		goto badframe;
 
 	if (restore_altstack(&uc->uc_stack))
 		goto badframe;