diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
index 402560e957bd..998a10028608 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ _GLOBAL(start_secondary_resume)
 	rlwinm	r1,r1,0,0,(31-THREAD_SHIFT)	/* current_thread_info() */
 	addi	r1,r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	li	r3,0
-	std	r3,0(r1)		/* Zero the stack frame pointer	*/
+	stw	r3,0(r1)		/* Zero the stack frame pointer	*/
 	bl	start_secondary
 	b	.
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */