diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 6b86055e5251..73ba246ca11d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ TRAMP_REAL_BEGIN(machine_check_common_early)
 	mfspr	r11,SPRN_DSISR		/* Save DSISR */
 	std	r11,_DSISR(r1)
 	std	r9,_CCR(r1)		/* Save CR in stackframe */
-	kuap_save_amr_and_lock r9, r10, cr1
+	/* We don't touch AMR here, we never go to virtual mode */
 	/* Save r9 through r13 from EXMC save area to stack frame. */
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_COMMON_2(PACA_EXMC)
 	mfmsr	r11			/* get MSR value */