diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 4d5ebb46b2c4..2e026c0407d4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ unsigned long __init prom_init(unsigned long r3, unsigned long r4,
 	 */
 	prom_init_stdout();
 
-	prom_printf("Preparing to boot %s", PTRRELOC((char *)linux_banner));
+	prom_printf("Preparing to boot %s", RELOC(linux_banner));
 
 	/*
 	 * Get default machine type. At this point, we do not differentiate