diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
index 0ee6308541b1..3f91ccaa9c74 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/paca.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static struct slb_shadow * __init new_slb_shadow(int cpu, unsigned long limit)
 struct paca_struct **paca_ptrs __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(paca_ptrs);
 
-void __init initialise_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca, int cpu)
+void __init __nostackprotector initialise_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca, int cpu)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES
 	new_paca->lppaca_ptr = NULL;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void __init initialise_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca, int cpu)
 }
 
 /* Put the paca pointer into r13 and SPRG_PACA */
-void setup_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca)
+void __nostackprotector setup_paca(struct paca_struct *new_paca)
 {
 	/* Setup r13 */
 	local_paca = new_paca;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup.h
index c82577c4b15d..1b02d338a5f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup.h
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_POWERPC_KERNEL_SETUP_H
 #define __ARCH_POWERPC_KERNEL_SETUP_H
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
+#define __nostackprotector
+#else
+#define __nostackprotector __attribute__((__optimize__("no-stack-protector")))
+#endif
+
 void initialize_cache_info(void);
 void irqstack_early_init(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index dcbb4f8a1476..d7ff21316cfa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void __init record_spr_defaults(void)
  * device-tree is not accessible via normal means at this point.
  */
 
-void __init early_setup(unsigned long dt_ptr)
+void __init __nostackprotector early_setup(unsigned long dt_ptr)
 {
 	static __initdata struct paca_struct boot_paca;