diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index f3d4dd580dd6..e53b2988d1bf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -465,8 +465,13 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	struct thread_info *t = current_thread_info();
 
-	if (t->flags & _TIF_ABI_PENDING)
-		t->flags ^= (_TIF_ABI_PENDING | _TIF_32BIT);
+	if (test_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_ABI_PENDING)) {
+		clear_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_ABI_PENDING);
+		if (test_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_32BIT))
+			clear_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_32BIT);
+		else
+			set_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_32BIT);
+	}
 #endif
 
 	discard_lazy_cpu_state();