diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 102896fc6a86..8e2c1c924a4d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ DEFINE_FIXED_SYMBOL(\name\()_common_real, text)
 	std	r10,0(r1)		/* make stack chain pointer	*/
 	std	r0,GPR0(r1)		/* save r0 in stackframe	*/
 	std	r10,GPR1(r1)		/* save r1 in stackframe	*/
+	ZERO_GPR(0)
 
 	/* Mark our [H]SRRs valid for return */
 	li	r10,1
@@ -538,14 +539,17 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	ld	r10,IAREA+EX_R10(r13)
 	std	r9,GPR9(r1)
 	std	r10,GPR10(r1)
+	ZERO_GPRS(9, 10)
 	ld	r9,IAREA+EX_R11(r13)	/* move r11 - r13 to stackframe	*/
 	ld	r10,IAREA+EX_R12(r13)
 	ld	r11,IAREA+EX_R13(r13)
 	std	r9,GPR11(r1)
 	std	r10,GPR12(r1)
 	std	r11,GPR13(r1)
+	ZERO_GPR(11) /* keep r12 ([H]SRR1/MSR), r13 (PACA) for interrupt routine */
 
 	SAVE_NVGPRS(r1)
+	ZERO_NVGPRS()
 
 	.if IDAR
 	.if IISIDE
@@ -577,8 +581,9 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	ld	r10,IAREA+EX_CTR(r13)
 	std	r10,_CTR(r1)
-	std	r2,GPR2(r1)		/* save r2 in stackframe	*/
+	SAVE_GPR(2, r1)			/* save r2 in stackframe	*/
 	SAVE_GPRS(3, 8, r1)		/* save r3 - r8 in stackframe   */
+	ZERO_GPRS(2, 8)
 	mflr	r9			/* Get LR, later save to stack	*/
 	ld	r2,PACATOC(r13)		/* get kernel TOC into r2	*/
 	std	r9,_LINK(r1)
@@ -696,6 +701,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CFAR)
 	mtlr	r9
 	ld	r9,_CCR(r1)
 	mtcr	r9
+	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	REST_GPRS(2, 13, r1)
 	REST_GPR(0, r1)
 	/* restore original r1. */
@@ -1368,11 +1374,6 @@ ALT_MMU_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(MMU_FTR_TYPE_RADIX)
 	b	interrupt_return_srr
 
 1:	bl	do_break
-	/*
-	 * do_break() may have changed the NV GPRS while handling a breakpoint.
-	 * If so, we need to restore them with their updated values.
-	 */
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	b	interrupt_return_srr
 
 
@@ -1598,7 +1599,6 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(alignment_common)
 	GEN_COMMON alignment
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	alignment_exception
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1) /* instruction emulation may change GPRs */
 	b	interrupt_return_srr
 
 
@@ -1708,7 +1708,6 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(program_check_common)
 .Ldo_program_check:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	program_check_exception
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1) /* instruction emulation may change GPRs */
 	b	interrupt_return_srr
 
 
@@ -2139,7 +2138,6 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(emulation_assist_common)
 	GEN_COMMON emulation_assist
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	emulation_assist_interrupt
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1) /* instruction emulation may change GPRs */
 	b	interrupt_return_hsrr
 
 
@@ -2457,7 +2455,6 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(facility_unavailable_common)
 	GEN_COMMON facility_unavailable
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	facility_unavailable_exception
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1) /* instruction emulation may change GPRs */
 	b	interrupt_return_srr
 
 
@@ -2485,7 +2482,6 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(h_facility_unavailable_common)
 	GEN_COMMON h_facility_unavailable
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	facility_unavailable_exception
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1) /* XXX Shouldn't be necessary in practice */
 	b	interrupt_return_hsrr
 
 
@@ -2711,7 +2707,6 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(altivec_assist_common)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
 	bl	altivec_assist_exception
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1) /* instruction emulation may change GPRs */
 #else
 	bl	unknown_exception
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
index 92740d9889a3..3c742c07f4b6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
@@ -442,9 +442,6 @@ interrupt_return_\srr\()_user: /* make backtraces match the _kernel variant */
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(interrupt_return_\srr\()_user)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	interrupt_exit_user_prepare
-	cmpdi	r3,0
-	bne-	.Lrestore_nvgprs_\srr
-	.Lrestore_nvgprs_\srr\()_cont:
 	std	r1,PACA_EXIT_SAVE_R1(r13) /* save r1 for restart */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 .Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_user_rst_start:
@@ -458,6 +455,7 @@ _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(interrupt_return_\srr\()_user)
 	stb	r11,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13) # clear out possible HARD_DIS
 
 .Lfast_user_interrupt_return_\srr\():
+	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 	.ifc \srr,srr
 	lbz	r4,PACASRR_VALID(r13)
@@ -527,10 +525,6 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
 	b	.	/* prevent speculative execution */
 .Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_user_rst_end:
 
-.Lrestore_nvgprs_\srr\():
-	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
-	b	.Lrestore_nvgprs_\srr\()_cont
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 interrupt_return_\srr\()_user_restart:
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(interrupt_return_\srr\()_user_restart)
@@ -571,6 +565,7 @@ _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(interrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel)
 1:
 
 .Lfast_kernel_interrupt_return_\srr\():
+	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	cmpdi	cr1,r3,0
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 	.ifc \srr,srr
