diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 15002b51ff18..c92fe7fe9692 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ copy_to_user_mcsafe(void __user *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
 	return n;
 }
 
-extern unsigned long __clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size);
+unsigned long __arch_clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size);
 
 static inline unsigned long clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
 {
@@ -409,12 +409,17 @@ static inline unsigned long clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
 	might_fault();
 	if (likely(access_ok(addr, size))) {
 		allow_write_to_user(addr, size);
-		ret = __clear_user(addr, size);
+		ret = __arch_clear_user(addr, size);
 		prevent_write_to_user(addr, size);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long __clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
+{
+	return clear_user(addr, size);
+}
+
 extern long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count);
 extern __must_check long strnlen_user(const char __user *str, long n);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/string_32.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/string_32.S
index f69a6aab7bfb..1ddb26394e8a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/string_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/string_32.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CACHELINE_BYTES = L1_CACHE_BYTES
 LG_CACHELINE_BYTES = L1_CACHE_SHIFT
 CACHELINE_MASK = (L1_CACHE_BYTES-1)
 
-_GLOBAL(__clear_user)
+_GLOBAL(__arch_clear_user)
 /*
  * Use dcbz on the complete cache lines in the destination
  * to set them to zero.  This requires that the destination
@@ -87,4 +87,4 @@ _GLOBAL(__clear_user)
 	EX_TABLE(8b, 91b)
 	EX_TABLE(9b, 91b)
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__clear_user)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_clear_user)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S
index 507b18b1660e..169872bc0892 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ PPC64_CACHES:
 	.section	".text"
 
 /**
- * __clear_user: - Zero a block of memory in user space, with less checking.
+ * __arch_clear_user: - Zero a block of memory in user space, with less checking.
  * @to:   Destination address, in user space.
  * @n:    Number of bytes to zero.
  *
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ err3;	stb	r0,0(r3)
 	mr	r3,r4
 	blr
 
-_GLOBAL_TOC(__clear_user)
+_GLOBAL_TOC(__arch_clear_user)
 	cmpdi	r4,32
 	neg	r6,r3
 	li	r0,0
@@ -181,4 +181,4 @@ err1;	dcbz	0,r3
 	cmpdi	r4,32
 	blt	.Lshort_clear
 	b	.Lmedium_clear
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__clear_user)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_clear_user)