diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
index 0c96611..440f5a8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -492,6 +492,13 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+unsigned long arch_deref_entry_point(void *entry)
+{
+	return (unsigned long)(((func_descr_t *)entry)->entry);
+}
+#endif
+
 int __kprobes setjmp_pre_handler(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	struct jprobe *jp = container_of(p, struct jprobe, kp);
@@ -500,11 +507,9 @@
 	memcpy(&kcb->jprobe_saved_regs, regs, sizeof(struct pt_regs));
 
 	/* setup return addr to the jprobe handler routine */
+	regs->nip = arch_deref_entry_point(jp->entry);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
-	regs->nip = (unsigned long)(((func_descr_t *)jp->entry)->entry);
 	regs->gpr[2] = (unsigned long)(((func_descr_t *)jp->entry)->toc);
-#else
-	regs->nip = (unsigned long)jp->entry;
 #endif
 
 	return 1;