diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h b/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h
index f850ca7020ed4becd50d98a85742f536d7a94805..fc713e595982ceb8acfd8a0883db3dedc56d1a24 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ typedef unsigned int kprobe_opcode_t;
 				addr = *(kprobe_opcode_t **)addr;	\
 		} else if (name[0] != '.')				\
 			addr = *(kprobe_opcode_t **)addr;		\
+	} else {							\
+		char dot_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN+1];				\
+		dot_name[0] = '.';					\
+		dot_name[1] = '\0';					\
+		strncat(dot_name, name, KSYM_NAME_LEN);			\
+		addr = (kprobe_opcode_t *)kallsyms_lookup_name(dot_name); \
 	}								\
 }