diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
index 47578b79f0fb..3b4767ed3ec5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/exception-64s.h
@@ -228,11 +228,10 @@
  * PPR save/restore macros used in exceptions_64s.S  
  * Used for P7 or later processors
  */
-#define SAVE_PPR(area, ra, rb)						\
+#define SAVE_PPR(area, ra)						\
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(940)						\
-	ld	ra,PACACURRENT(r13);					\
-	ld	rb,area+EX_PPR(r13);	/* Read PPR from paca */	\
-	std	rb,TASKTHREADPPR(ra);					\
+	ld	ra,area+EX_PPR(r13);	/* Read PPR from paca */	\
+	std	ra,_PPR(r1);						\
 END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR,940)
 
 #define RESTORE_PPR_PACA(area, ra)					\
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(ftr,ftr,943)
 3:	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON_1();					   \
 	beq	4f;			/* if from kernel mode		*/ \
 	ACCOUNT_CPU_USER_ENTRY(r13, r9, r10);				   \
-	SAVE_PPR(area, r9, r10);					   \
+	SAVE_PPR(area, r9);						   \
 4:	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON_2(area)					   \
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON_3(n)					   \
 	ACCOUNT_STOLEN_TIME
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
index 350c584ca179..07251598056c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
 /* Default SMT priority is set to 3. Use 11- 13bits to save priority. */
 #define PPR_PRIORITY 3
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
-#define INIT_PPR (PPR_PRIORITY << 50)
+#define DEFAULT_PPR (PPR_PRIORITY << 50)
 #else
-#define INIT_PPR ((u64)PPR_PRIORITY << 50)
+#define DEFAULT_PPR ((u64)PPR_PRIORITY << 50)
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
 
@@ -247,7 +247,11 @@ struct thread_struct {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	unsigned long	ksp_vsid;
 #endif
-	struct pt_regs	*regs;		/* Pointer to saved register state */
+	union {
+		struct int_regs	*iregs;	/* Pointer to saved register state */
+		struct pt_regs	*regs;	/* Pointer to saved register state */
+	};
+
 	mm_segment_t	addr_limit;	/* for get_fs() validation */
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOOKE
 	/* BookE base exception scratch space; align on cacheline */
@@ -342,7 +346,6 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	 * onwards.
 	 */
 	int		dscr_inherit;
-	unsigned long	ppr;	/* used to save/restore SMT priority */
 	unsigned long	tidr;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
@@ -390,7 +393,6 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	.regs = (struct pt_regs *)INIT_SP - 1, /* XXX bogus, I think */ \
 	.addr_limit = KERNEL_DS, \
 	.fpexc_mode = 0, \
-	.ppr = INIT_PPR, \
 	.fscr = FSCR_TAR | FSCR_EBB \
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 1a98cd8c49f6..9a5a1cc85bd0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 struct int_regs {
 	/* pt_regs must be offset 0 so r1 + STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD points to it */
 	struct pt_regs pt_regs;
+	unsigned long ppr;
 };
 
 #define GET_IP(regs)		((regs)->nip)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 8db740a3a8c7..32908a08908b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ int main(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	DEFINE(SIGSEGV, SIGSEGV);
 	DEFINE(NMI_MASK, NMI_MASK);
-	OFFSET(TASKTHREADPPR, task_struct, thread.ppr);
 #else
 	OFFSET(THREAD_INFO, task_struct, stack);
 	DEFINE(THREAD_INFO_GAP, _ALIGN_UP(sizeof(struct thread_info), 16));
@@ -274,6 +273,7 @@ int main(void)
 	/* Create extra stack space for SRR0 and SRR1 when calling prom/rtas. */
 	DEFINE(PROM_FRAME_SIZE, STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD + sizeof(struct int_regs) + 16);
 	DEFINE(RTAS_FRAME_SIZE, STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD + sizeof(struct int_regs) + 16);
+	STACK_INT_REGS_OFFSET(_PPR, ppr);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 */
 	STACK_PT_REGS_OFFSET(GPR0, gpr[0]);
 	STACK_PT_REGS_OFFSET(GPR1, gpr[1]);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index 77a888bfcb53..ce448f753d2e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -386,10 +386,9 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 
 4:	/* Anything else left to do? */
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	lis	r3,INIT_PPR@highest	/* Set thread.ppr = 3 */
-	ld	r10,PACACURRENT(r13)
+	lis	r3,DEFAULT_PPR@highest	/* Set default PPR */
 	sldi	r3,r3,32	/* bits 11-13 are used for ppr */
-	std	r3,TASKTHREADPPR(r10)
+	std	r3,_PPR(r1)
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 
 	andi.	r0,r9,(_TIF_SYSCALL_DOTRACE|_TIF_SINGLESTEP)
@@ -938,12 +937,6 @@ fast_exception_return:
 	andi.	r0,r3,MSR_RI
 	beq-	.Lunrecov_restore
 
-	/* Load PPR from thread struct before we clear MSR:RI */
-BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	ld	r2,PACACURRENT(r13)
-	ld	r2,TASKTHREADPPR(r2)
-END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
-
 	/*
 	 * Clear RI before restoring r13.  If we are returning to
 	 * userspace and we take an exception after restoring r13,
@@ -964,7 +957,9 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	andi.	r0,r3,MSR_PR
 	beq	1f
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
-	mtspr	SPRN_PPR,r2	/* Restore PPR */
+	/* Restore PPR */
+	ld	r2,_PPR(r1)
+	mtspr	SPRN_PPR,r2
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	ACCOUNT_CPU_USER_EXIT(r13, r2, r4)
 	REST_GPR(13, r1)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 532e9a83e526..18a14fb8f759 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 		p->thread.dscr = mfspr(SPRN_DSCR);
 	}
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR))
-		p->thread.ppr = INIT_PPR;
+		childregs->ppr = DEFAULT_PPR;
 
 	p->thread.tidr = 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
index 9667666eb18e..57c04176f686 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ static int ppr_get(struct task_struct *target,
 		      void *kbuf, void __user *ubuf)
 {
 	return user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-				   &target->thread.ppr, 0, sizeof(u64));
+				   &target->thread.iregs->ppr, 0, sizeof(u64));
 }
 
 static int ppr_set(struct task_struct *target,
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ static int ppr_set(struct task_struct *target,
 		      const void *kbuf, const void __user *ubuf)
 {
 	return user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
-				  &target->thread.ppr, 0, sizeof(u64));
+				  &target->thread.iregs->ppr, 0, sizeof(u64));
 }
 
 static int dscr_get(struct task_struct *target,
