diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 09d31dbf43f9..aa9269600ca2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void account_system_vtime(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	}
 	get_paca()->user_time_scaled += user_scaled;
 
-	if (in_irq() || idle_task(smp_processor_id()) != tsk) {
+	if (in_interrupt() || idle_task(smp_processor_id()) != tsk) {
 		account_system_time(tsk, 0, delta, sys_scaled);
 		if (stolen)
 			account_steal_time(stolen);