diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
index 26807e5aff5174142ac7ad804cde073b5ba0fc2c..6f3887d884d2a56b538e398a9216da62ef86370b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
 #define CPU_FTR_CFAR			LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0100000000000000)
 #define	CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR			LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0200000000000000)
 #define CPU_FTR_DAWR			LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0400000000000000)
+#define CPU_FTR_DABRX			LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0800000000000000)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
@@ -394,19 +395,20 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
 	    CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | CPU_FTR_ARCH_201 | \
 	    CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC_COMP | CPU_FTR_CAN_NAP | CPU_FTR_MMCRA | \
 	    CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ | CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS | \
-	    CPU_FTR_HVMODE)
+	    CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_DABRX)
 #define CPU_FTRS_POWER5	(CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
 	    CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
 	    CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
 	    CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE | CPU_FTR_PURR | \
-	    CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS | CPU_FTR_POPCNTB)
+	    CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS | CPU_FTR_POPCNTB | CPU_FTR_DABRX)
 #define CPU_FTRS_POWER6 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
 	    CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
 	    CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
 	    CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE | \
 	    CPU_FTR_PURR | CPU_FTR_SPURR | CPU_FTR_REAL_LE | \
 	    CPU_FTR_DSCR | CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD | \
-	    CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS | CPU_FTR_POPCNTB | CPU_FTR_CFAR)
+	    CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS | CPU_FTR_POPCNTB | CPU_FTR_CFAR | \
+	    CPU_FTR_DABRX)
 #define CPU_FTRS_POWER7 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
 	    CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | CPU_FTR_ARCH_206 |\
 	    CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
@@ -415,7 +417,7 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
 	    CPU_FTR_DSCR | CPU_FTR_SAO  | CPU_FTR_ASYM_SMT | \
 	    CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS | CPU_FTR_POPCNTB | CPU_FTR_POPCNTD | \
 	    CPU_FTR_ICSWX | CPU_FTR_CFAR | CPU_FTR_HVMODE | \
-	    CPU_FTR_VMX_COPY | CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
+	    CPU_FTR_VMX_COPY | CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR | CPU_FTR_DABRX)
 #define CPU_FTRS_POWER8 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
 	    CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | CPU_FTR_ARCH_206 |\
 	    CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
@@ -430,14 +432,15 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
 	    CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
 	    CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC_COMP | CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
 	    CPU_FTR_PAUSE_ZERO  | CPU_FTR_CELL_TB_BUG | CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ | \
-	    CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD)
+	    CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD | CPU_FTR_DABRX)
 #define CPU_FTRS_PA6T (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
 	    CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC_COMP | \
-	    CPU_FTR_PURR | CPU_FTR_REAL_LE)
+	    CPU_FTR_PURR | CPU_FTR_REAL_LE | CPU_FTR_DABRX)
 #define CPU_FTRS_COMPATIBLE	(CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2)
 
 #define CPU_FTRS_A2 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_SMT | CPU_FTR_DBELL | \
-		     CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE | CPU_FTR_NODSISRALIGN | CPU_FTR_ICSWX)
+		     CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE | CPU_FTR_NODSISRALIGN | \
+		     CPU_FTR_ICSWX | CPU_FTR_DABRX )
 
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index a902723fdc69b0857d3d8658e32790614983c626..b0f3e3f77e72830f465bfd00739fd5e33df22870 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -399,7 +399,8 @@ static inline int __set_dabr(unsigned long dabr, unsigned long dabrx)
 static inline int __set_dabr(unsigned long dabr, unsigned long dabrx)
 {
 	mtspr(SPRN_DABR, dabr);
-	mtspr(SPRN_DABRX, dabrx);
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_DABRX))
+		mtspr(SPRN_DABRX, dabrx);
 	return 0;
 }
 #else