diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bug.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bug.h
index 75f6dc336d46d4b13e04a42bf8facb44ea79a49f..8d9b1eba89c48ad57a1437c0e19716082266cc69 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bug.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/bug.h
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BUG
 
-#define BFIN_BUG_OPCODE	0xefcd
+/*
+ * This can be any undefined 16-bit opcode, meaning
+ * ((opcode & 0xc000) != 0xc000)
+ * Anything from 0x0001 to 0x000A (inclusive) will work
+ */
+#define BFIN_BUG_OPCODE	0x0001
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE