diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
index 1a2dec49f811..107ec39f05cb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ notrace long system_call_exception(long r3, long r4, long r5,
 
 	trace_hardirqs_off(); /* finish reconciling */
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S))
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOKE) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_40x))
 		BUG_ON(!(regs->msr & MSR_RI));
 	BUG_ON(!(regs->msr & MSR_PR));
 	BUG_ON(!FULL_REGS(regs));
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_user_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long ret = 0;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S))
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOKE) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_40x))
 		BUG_ON(!(regs->msr & MSR_RI));
 	BUG_ON(!(regs->msr & MSR_PR));
 	BUG_ON(!FULL_REGS(regs));
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_kernel_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsign
 	unsigned long amr;
 #endif
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S) && unlikely(!(regs->msr & MSR_RI)))
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BOOKE) && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_40x) &&
+	    unlikely(!(regs->msr & MSR_RI)))
 		unrecoverable_exception(regs);
 	BUG_ON(regs->msr & MSR_PR);
 	BUG_ON(!FULL_REGS(regs));