diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
index d6b4849..96ccef1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
@@ -104,10 +104,11 @@
 	beq-	1f;							   \
 	ld	r1,PACAKSAVE(r13);	/* kernel stack to use		*/ \
 1:	cmpdi	cr1,r1,0;		/* check if r1 is in userspace	*/ \
-	bge-	cr1,2f;			/* abort if it is		*/ \
-	b	3f;							   \
-2:	li	r1,(n);			/* will be reloaded later	*/ \
+	blt+	cr1,3f;			/* abort if it is		*/ \
+	li	r1,(n);			/* will be reloaded later	*/ \
 	sth	r1,PACA_TRAP_SAVE(r13);					   \
+	std	r3,area+EX_R3(r13);					   \
+	addi	r3,r13,area;		/* r3 -> where regs are saved*/	   \
 	b	bad_stack;						   \
 3:	std	r9,_CCR(r1);		/* save CR in stackframe	*/ \
 	std	r11,_NIP(r1);		/* save SRR0 in stackframe	*/ \