diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index 7eda33a24bb4..ba1670311bb0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -269,10 +269,9 @@ interrupt_return:
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r12
 
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	lwarx   r0,0,r1
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_NEED_PAIRED_STWCX)
 	stwcx.	r0,0,r1		/* to clear the reservation */
-FTR_SECTION_ELSE
-	lwarx	r0,0,r1
-ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
 
 	lwz	r3,_CCR(r1)
 	lwz	r4,_LINK(r1)
@@ -315,10 +314,9 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r12
 
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	lwarx   r0,0,r1
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_NEED_PAIRED_STWCX)
 	stwcx.	r0,0,r1		/* to clear the reservation */
-FTR_SECTION_ELSE
-	lwarx	r0,0,r1
-ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
 
 	lwz	r3,_LINK(r1)
 	lwz	r4,_CTR(r1)