diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 3840a77002853fe41b8b02ccf97c9bc326d30d3d..ef72065f684ce20a51536582a7032dca08c6d5cb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -391,9 +391,7 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(machine_check_handle_early)
 	 */
 	BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	rlwinm.	r11,r12,47-31,30,31
-	beq-	4f
-	BRANCH_TO_COMMON(r10, machine_check_idle_common)
-4:
+	bne	machine_check_idle_common
 	END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HVMODE | CPU_FTR_ARCH_206)
 #endif