diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/atomic.h
index f3fc733758f5..499be5bdd6fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static __inline__ void atomic_inc(atomic_t *v)
 	bne-	1b"
 	: "=&r" (t), "+m" (v->counter)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc");
+	: "cc", "xer");
 }
 
 static __inline__ int atomic_inc_return(atomic_t *v)
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_inc_return(atomic_t *v)
 	ISYNC_ON_SMP
 	: "=&r" (t)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc", "memory");
+	: "cc", "xer", "memory");
 
 	return t;
 }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static __inline__ void atomic_dec(atomic_t *v)
 	bne-	1b"
 	: "=&r" (t), "+m" (v->counter)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc");
+	: "cc", "xer");
 }
 
 static __inline__ int atomic_dec_return(atomic_t *v)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_dec_return(atomic_t *v)
 	ISYNC_ON_SMP
 	: "=&r" (t)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc", "memory");
+	: "cc", "xer", "memory");
 
 	return t;
 }
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static __inline__ void atomic64_inc(atomic64_t *v)
 	bne-	1b"
 	: "=&r" (t), "+m" (v->counter)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc");
+	: "cc", "xer");
 }
 
 static __inline__ long atomic64_inc_return(atomic64_t *v)
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static __inline__ long atomic64_inc_return(atomic64_t *v)
 	ISYNC_ON_SMP
 	: "=&r" (t)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc", "memory");
+	: "cc", "xer", "memory");
 
 	return t;
 }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static __inline__ void atomic64_dec(atomic64_t *v)
 	bne-	1b"
 	: "=&r" (t), "+m" (v->counter)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc");
+	: "cc", "xer");
 }
 
 static __inline__ long atomic64_dec_return(atomic64_t *v)
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ static __inline__ long atomic64_dec_return(atomic64_t *v)
 	ISYNC_ON_SMP
 	: "=&r" (t)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc", "memory");
+	: "cc", "xer", "memory");
 
 	return t;
 }
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static __inline__ long atomic64_dec_if_positive(atomic64_t *v)
 	"\n\
 2:"	: "=&r" (t)
 	: "r" (&v->counter)
-	: "cc", "memory");
+	: "cc", "xer", "memory");
 
 	return t;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h
index 612d83276653..84b457a3c1bc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/local.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static __inline__ long local_inc_return(local_t *l)
 	bne-	1b"
 	: "=&r" (t)
 	: "r" (&(l->a.counter))
-	: "cc", "memory");
+	: "cc", "xer", "memory");
 
 	return t;
 }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static __inline__ long local_dec_return(local_t *l)
 	bne-	1b"
 	: "=&r" (t)
 	: "r" (&(l->a.counter))
-	: "cc", "memory");
+	: "cc", "xer", "memory");
 
 	return t;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
index f56a843f4705..36864364e601 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static inline void __raw_read_unlock(raw_rwlock_t *rw)
 	bne-		1b"
 	: "=&r"(tmp)
 	: "r"(&rw->lock)
-	: "cr0", "memory");
+	: "cr0", "xer", "memory");
 }
 
 static inline void __raw_write_unlock(raw_rwlock_t *rw)