diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
index 0da31d41d413..f2c28c9268ef 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ void bpf_jit_emit_func_call_rel(u32 *image, struct codegen_context *ctx, u64 fun
 
 	if (image && rel < 0x2000000 && rel >= -0x2000000) {
 		PPC_BL_ABS(func);
+		EMIT(PPC_RAW_NOP());
+		EMIT(PPC_RAW_NOP());
+		EMIT(PPC_RAW_NOP());
 	} else {
 		/* Load function address into r0 */
 		EMIT(PPC_RAW_LIS(_R0, IMM_H(func)));