diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
index e87ae0dabce1..c17c209dd522 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
@@ -2806,7 +2806,7 @@ int emulate_loadstore(struct pt_regs *regs, struct instruction_op *op)
 			__put_user_asmx(op->val, ea, err, "stbcx.", cr);
 			break;
 		case 2:
-			__put_user_asmx(op->val, ea, err, "stbcx.", cr);
+			__put_user_asmx(op->val, ea, err, "sthcx.", cr);
 			break;
 #endif
 		case 4: