diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
index cf3d00844597..985758cbf577 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
@@ -99,13 +99,12 @@ label:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;	\
 	xfer(n, hdlr)
 
-#define EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(n, hdlr, trap, copyee, tfer, ret)	\
+#define EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, trap, msr, copyee, tfer, ret)	\
 	li	r10,trap;					\
 	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11);					\
-	LOAD_MSR_KERNEL(r10, MSR_KERNEL);			\
+	LOAD_MSR_KERNEL(r10, msr);				\
 	copyee(r10, r9);					\
 	bl	tfer;						\
-i##n:								\
 	.long	hdlr;						\
 	.long	ret
 
@@ -113,19 +112,19 @@ i##n:								\
 #define NOCOPY(d, s)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_STD(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(n, hdlr, n, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler_full,	\
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler_full,	\
 			  ret_from_except_full)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_LITE(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(n, hdlr, n+1, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler, \
 			  ret_from_except)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_EE(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(n, hdlr, n, COPY_EE, transfer_to_handler_full, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, COPY_EE, transfer_to_handler_full, \
 			  ret_from_except_full)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_EE_LITE(n, hdlr)	\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(n, hdlr, n+1, COPY_EE, transfer_to_handler, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL, COPY_EE, transfer_to_handler, \
 			  ret_from_except)
 
 #endif /* __HEAD_32_H__ */