diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
index e629e28b57e1..a89492eb6e46 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
@@ -385,23 +385,20 @@ InstructionTLBMiss:
 
 	. = 0x1200
 DataStoreTLBMiss:
-#ifdef CONFIG_8xx_CPU6
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH2, r3
-#endif
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_0
-	mfcr	r10
+	mfcr	r3
 
 	/* If we are faulting a kernel address, we have to use the
 	 * kernel page tables.
 	 */
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_MD_EPN
-	IS_KERNEL(r11, r11)
+	mfspr	r10, SPRN_MD_EPN
+	IS_KERNEL(r11, r10)
 	mfspr	r11, SPRN_M_TW	/* Get level 1 table */
 	BRANCH_UNLESS_KERNEL(3f)
 	lis	r11, (swapper_pg_dir-PAGE_OFFSET)@ha
 3:
-	mtcr	r10
-	mfspr	r10, SPRN_MD_EPN
+	mtcr	r3
 
 	/* Insert level 1 index */
 	rlwimi	r11, r10, 32 - ((PAGE_SHIFT - 2) << 1), (PAGE_SHIFT - 2) << 1, 29
@@ -453,9 +450,7 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss:
 	MTSPR_CPU6(SPRN_MD_RPN, r10, r3)	/* Update TLB entry */
 
 	/* Restore registers */
-#ifdef CONFIG_8xx_CPU6
 	mfspr	r3, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH2
-#endif
 	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
 	EXCEPTION_EPILOG_0
 	rfi