diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
index 4a24f8f026c7..9e868567b716 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -272,9 +272,7 @@ __secondary_hold_acknowledge:
  */
 	. = 0x200
 	DO_KVM  0x200
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0,r10
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1,r11
-	mfcr	r10
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_CHRP
 	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
 	lwz	r11, RTAS_SP(r11)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
index b2ca8c9ffd8b..8e345f8d4b0e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
  * We assume sprg3 has the physical address of the current
  * task's thread_struct.
  */
-
 .macro EXCEPTION_PROLOG
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_2
+.endm
+
+.macro EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0,r10
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1,r11
 	mfcr	r10
-	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1
-	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_2
 .endm
 
 .macro EXCEPTION_PROLOG_1
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
index 19f583e18402..dac7c0a34eea 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
@@ -494,10 +494,7 @@ InstructionTLBError:
  */
 	. = 0x1400
 DataTLBError:
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0, r10
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1, r11
-	mfcr	r10
-
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0
 	mfspr	r11, SPRN_DAR
 	cmpwi	cr0, r11, RPN_PATTERN
 	beq-	FixupDAR	/* must be a buggy dcbX, icbi insn. */
@@ -530,9 +527,7 @@ DARFixed:/* Return from dcbx instruction bug workaround */
  */
 	. = 0x1c00
 DataBreakpoint:
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0, r10
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1, r11
-	mfcr	r10
+	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0
 	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SRR0
 	cmplwi	cr0, r11, (.Ldtlbie - PAGE_OFFSET)@l
 	cmplwi	cr7, r11, (.Litlbie - PAGE_OFFSET)@l