diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index eeae401a2412e5e8d32381805be1c13798b7a8fb..3d5202eda22f262e5c134bfb1f55b7e248dfcd79 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 #define __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP32__
 #define __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP64__
 #endif
-#if GCC_VERSION >= 40800 || (defined(__powerpc__) && GCC_VERSION >= 40600)
+#if GCC_VERSION >= 40800
 #define __HAVE_BUILTIN_BSWAP16__
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_USE_BUILTIN_BSWAP */