diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h
index fed7e6241349..f47e6ff6554d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/asm-compat.h>
 
-/*
- * Define an illegal instr to trap on the bug.
- * We don't use 0 because that marks the end of a function
- * in the ELF ABI.  That's "Boo Boo" in case you wonder...
- */
-#define BUG_OPCODE .long 0x00b00b00  /* For asm */
-#define BUG_ILLEGAL_INSTR "0x00b00b00" /* For BUG macro */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BUG
 
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index 6ba3cc2ef8ab..dded4672579d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -1467,7 +1467,8 @@ EXC_COMMON_BEGIN(fp_unavailable_common)
 	RECONCILE_IRQ_STATE(r10, r11)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	kernel_fp_unavailable_exception
-	BUG_OPCODE
+0:	trap
+	EMIT_BUG_ENTRY 0b, __FILE__, __LINE__, 0
 1:
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index 0f2d61af47cc..ad79fddb974d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ __secondary_hold:
 	isync
 	bctr
 #else
-	BUG_OPCODE
+0:	trap
+	EMIT_BUG_ENTRY 0b, __FILE__, __LINE__, 0
 #endif
 CLOSE_FIXED_SECTION(first_256B)
 
@@ -998,7 +999,8 @@ start_here_common:
 	bl	start_kernel
 
 	/* Not reached */
-	BUG_OPCODE
+	trap
+	EMIT_BUG_ENTRY 0b, __FILE__, __LINE__, 0
 
 /*
  * We put a few things here that have to be page-aligned.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 514707ef6779..f2b63b4e1943 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static int of_workarounds __prombss;
 #define PROM_BUG() do {						\
         prom_printf("kernel BUG at %s line 0x%x!\n",		\
 		    __FILE__, __LINE__);			\
-        __asm__ __volatile__(".long " BUG_ILLEGAL_INSTR);	\
+	__builtin_trap();					\
 } while (0)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PROM