diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
index ba713f166fa5..10be1dd01c6b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/hw_irq.h
@@ -96,10 +96,11 @@ static inline bool arch_irqs_disabled(void)
 #endif
 
 #define hard_irq_disable()	do {			\
-	u8 _was_enabled = get_paca()->soft_enabled;	\
+	u8 _was_enabled;				\
 	__hard_irq_disable();				\
-	get_paca()->soft_enabled = 0;			\
-	get_paca()->irq_happened |= PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;	\
+	_was_enabled = local_paca->soft_enabled;	\
+	local_paca->soft_enabled = 0;			\
+	local_paca->irq_happened |= PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;	\
 	if (_was_enabled)				\
 		trace_hardirqs_off();			\
 } while(0)