diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index fd68e19b9ef7..fc72f81411c4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(MMU_FTR_TYPE_RADIX)
 
 	andi.	r10,r12,MSR_RI	/* check for unrecoverable exception */
 	beq-	2f
+	andi.	r10,r12,MSR_PR	/* check for user mode (PR != 0) */
+	bne	1f
 
 	/* All done -- return from exception. */
 
@@ -671,7 +673,23 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(MMU_FTR_TYPE_RADIX)
 	ld	r11,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R11(r13)
 	ld	r12,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R12(r13)
 	ld	r13,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R13(r13)
-	rfid
+	RFI_TO_KERNEL
+	b	.	/* prevent speculative execution */
+
+1:
+.machine	push
+.machine	"power4"
+	mtcrf	0x80,r9
+	mtcrf	0x01,r9		/* slb_allocate uses cr0 and cr7 */
+.machine	pop
+
+	RESTORE_PPR_PACA(PACA_EXSLB, r9)
+	ld	r9,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R9(r13)
+	ld	r10,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R10(r13)
+	ld	r11,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R11(r13)
+	ld	r12,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R12(r13)
+	ld	r13,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R13(r13)
+	RFI_TO_USER
 	b	.	/* prevent speculative execution */
 
 2:	mfspr	r11,SPRN_SRR0
@@ -679,7 +697,7 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(MMU_FTR_TYPE_RADIX)
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r10
 	ld	r10,PACAKMSR(r13)
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r10
-	rfid
+	RFI_TO_KERNEL
 	b	.
 
 8:	mfspr	r11,SPRN_SRR0