diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h
index e4396a7d0f7cf5627a92ea8c07756aba6bc52c7a..4afe66aa1400d5d7e3783e696a0a1de12d3a316c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/word-at-a-time.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static inline unsigned long create_zero_mask(unsigned long bits)
 	    "andc	%1,%1,%2\n\t"
 	    "popcntd	%0,%1"
 		: "=r" (leading_zero_bits), "=&r" (trailing_zero_bit_mask)
-		: "r" (bits));
+		: "b" (bits));
 
 	return leading_zero_bits;
 }