diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2e3120093c..52f8c11867 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2015-01-28  Adhemerval Zanellla  <azanella@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
 
+	[BZ #17885]
+	* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/fsetexcptflg.c (__fesetexceptflag): Fix correct
+	value to set as new flag.
+
 	[BZ #16576]
 	* sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/math_private.h [__CPU_HAS_FSQRT]: Remove define
 	and use _ARCH_PPCSQ instead.
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2e25c5c72f..1dcfc7d1c2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Version 2.21
   17657, 17658, 17664, 17665, 17668, 17682, 17702, 17717, 17719, 17722,
   17723, 17724, 17725, 17732, 17733, 17744, 17745, 17746, 17747, 17748,
   17775, 17777, 17780, 17781, 17782, 17791, 17793, 17796, 17797, 17803,
-  17806, 17834, 17844, 17848, 17868, 17869, 17870
+  17806, 17834, 17844, 17848, 17868, 17869, 17870, 17885
 
 * A new semaphore algorithm has been implemented in generic C code for all
   machines. Previous custom assembly implementations of semaphore were
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/fsetexcptflg.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/fsetexcptflg.c
index 5d99bf29b0..836d839285 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/fsetexcptflg.c
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/fpu/fsetexcptflg.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ __fesetexceptflag (const fexcept_t *flagp, int excepts)
      This may cause floating-point exceptions if the restored state
      requests it.  */
   if (n.l != u.l)
-    fesetenv_register (u.fenv);
+    fesetenv_register (n.fenv);
 
   /* Deal with FE_INVALID_SOFTWARE not being implemented on some chips.  */
   if (flag & FE_INVALID)