diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 4f97fe3..bb8d27a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -339,7 +339,17 @@ bool prep_irq_for_idle(void)
 	return true;
 }
 
+notrace unsigned int check_irq_replay(void)
+{
+	return __check_irq_replay();
+}
+#else
+notrace unsigned int check_irq_replay(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_irq_replay);
 
 int arch_show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, int prec)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
index eb30a40..2f22807 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ static int kgdb_handle_breakpoint(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+extern notrace unsigned int check_irq_replay(void);
 static int kgdb_singlestep(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct thread_info *thread_info, *exception_thread_info;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ static int kgdb_singlestep(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	kgdb_handle_exception(0, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
 
-	if (thread_info != exception_thread_info)
+	if ((thread_info != exception_thread_info) && (!check_irq_replay()))
 		/* Restore current_thread_info lastly. */
 		memcpy(exception_thread_info, backup_current_thread_info, sizeof *thread_info);