diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index d4be7bb3dbdf..3844ca7c5099 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ program_check_common:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON(0x700, PACA_EXGEN)
 	bl	.save_nvgprs
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	ENABLE_INTS
+	DISABLE_INTS
 	bl	.program_check_exception
 	b	.ret_from_except