diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_nmi.c b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_nmi.c
index 8eeccba73130..7486c21cbf0a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_nmi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_nmi.c
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ static void uv_call_kdb(int cpu, struct pt_regs *regs, int master)
 	if (master) {
 		/* call KGDB NMI handler as MASTER */
 		ret = kgdb_nmicallin(cpu, X86_TRAP_NMI, regs,
-					&uv_nmi_slave_continue);
+			KDB_REASON_SYSTEM_NMI, &uv_nmi_slave_continue);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_alert("KDB returned error, is kgdboc set?\n");
 			atomic_set(&uv_nmi_slave_continue, SLAVE_EXIT);
diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index dfb4f2ffdaa2..6b06d378f3df 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ extern int
 kgdb_handle_exception(int ex_vector, int signo, int err_code,
 		      struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern int kgdb_nmicallback(int cpu, void *regs);
-extern int kgdb_nmicallin(int cpu, int trapnr, void *regs, atomic_t *snd_rdy);
+extern int kgdb_nmicallin(int cpu, int trapnr, void *regs, int err_code,
+			  atomic_t *snd_rdy);
 extern void gdbstub_exit(int status);
 
 extern int			kgdb_single_step;
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
index 7d2f35e5df2f..334b3980ffc1 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.c
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@ int kgdb_nmicallback(int cpu, void *regs)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int kgdb_nmicallin(int cpu, int trapnr, void *regs, atomic_t *send_ready)
+int kgdb_nmicallin(int cpu, int trapnr, void *regs, int err_code,
+							atomic_t *send_ready)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	if (!kgdb_io_ready(0) || !send_ready)
@@ -750,7 +751,7 @@ int kgdb_nmicallin(int cpu, int trapnr, void *regs, atomic_t *send_ready)
 		ks->cpu			= cpu;
 		ks->ex_vector		= trapnr;
 		ks->signo		= SIGTRAP;
-		ks->err_code		= KGDB_KDB_REASON_SYSTEM_NMI;
+		ks->err_code		= err_code;
 		ks->linux_regs		= regs;
 		ks->send_ready		= send_ready;
 		kgdb_cpu_enter(ks, regs, DCPU_WANT_MASTER);
diff --git a/kernel/debug/debug_core.h b/kernel/debug/debug_core.h
index 572aa4f5677c..127d9bc49fb4 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/debug_core.h
+++ b/kernel/debug/debug_core.h
@@ -75,13 +75,11 @@ extern int kdb_stub(struct kgdb_state *ks);
 extern int kdb_parse(const char *cmdstr);
 extern int kdb_common_init_state(struct kgdb_state *ks);
 extern int kdb_common_deinit_state(void);
-#define KGDB_KDB_REASON_SYSTEM_NMI KDB_REASON_SYSTEM_NMI
 #else /* ! CONFIG_KGDB_KDB */
 static inline int kdb_stub(struct kgdb_state *ks)
 {
 	return DBG_PASS_EVENT;
 }
-#define KGDB_KDB_REASON_SYSTEM_NMI 0
 #endif /* CONFIG_KGDB_KDB */
 
 #endif /* _DEBUG_CORE_H_ */