diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index 5bbd1bc8c3b0..0905c8da90f1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -659,7 +659,13 @@ _GLOBAL(ret_from_except_lite)
 3:
 #endif
 	bl	save_nvgprs
+	/*
+	 * Use a non volatile GPR to save and restore our thread_info flags
+	 * across the call to restore_interrupts.
+	 */
+	mr	r30,r4
 	bl	restore_interrupts
+	mr	r4,r30
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	do_notify_resume
 	b	ret_from_except