diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index 3a05e9f..888a364 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
 	lwz	r12,TI_LOCAL_FLAGS(r9)
 	mtcrf	0x01,r12
 	bt-	31-TLF_NAPPING,4f
+	bt-	31-TLF_SLEEPING,7f
 #endif /* CONFIG_6xx */
 	.globl transfer_to_handler_cont
 transfer_to_handler_cont:
@@ -164,6 +165,13 @@
 4:	rlwinm	r12,r12,0,~_TLF_NAPPING
 	stw	r12,TI_LOCAL_FLAGS(r9)
 	b	power_save_6xx_restore
+
+7:	rlwinm	r12,r12,0,~_TLF_SLEEPING
+	stw	r12,TI_LOCAL_FLAGS(r9)
+	lwz	r9,_MSR(r11)		/* if sleeping, clear MSR.EE */
+	rlwinm	r9,r9,0,~MSR_EE
+	lwz	r12,_LINK(r11)		/* and return to address in LR */
+	b	fast_exception_return
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h b/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h
index e079e81..b705c2a 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/thread_info.h
@@ -144,9 +144,11 @@
 /* Bits in local_flags */
 /* Don't move TLF_NAPPING without adjusting the code in entry_32.S */
 #define TLF_NAPPING		0	/* idle thread enabled NAP mode */
-#define TLF_RESTORE_SIGMASK	1	/* Restore signal mask in do_signal */
+#define TLF_SLEEPING		1	/* suspend code enabled SLEEP mode */
+#define TLF_RESTORE_SIGMASK	2	/* Restore signal mask in do_signal */
 
 #define _TLF_NAPPING		(1 << TLF_NAPPING)
+#define _TLF_SLEEPING		(1 << TLF_SLEEPING)
 #define _TLF_RESTORE_SIGMASK	(1 << TLF_RESTORE_SIGMASK)
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__