diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_specs_e500mc.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_specs_e500mc.h
index ceb06b109f83..2ae8e9a7b461 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_specs_e500mc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_specs_e500mc.h
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 #define COMMON_USER_BOOKE	(PPC_FEATURE_32 | PPC_FEATURE_HAS_MMU | \
-				 PPC_FEATURE_HAS_FPU | PPC_FEATURE_64)
+				 PPC_FEATURE_HAS_FPU | PPC_FEATURE_64 | \
+				 PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE)
 #else
 #define COMMON_USER_BOOKE	(PPC_FEATURE_32 | PPC_FEATURE_HAS_MMU | \
 				 PPC_FEATURE_BOOKE)