diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
index 25e19af49705..3de9c5f1746c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_8xx.S
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ SystemCall:
 0:	lwz	r10, (dtlb_miss_counter - PAGE_OFFSET)@l(0)
 	addi	r10, r10, 1
 	stw	r10, (dtlb_miss_counter - PAGE_OFFSET)@l(0)
-	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
+	mfspr	r10, SPRN_DAR
+	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_M_TW
 	rfi
 #endif
 
@@ -337,8 +338,8 @@ ITLBMissLinear:
 
 	. = 0x1200
 DataStoreTLBMiss:
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0, r10
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1, r11
+	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r10
+	mtspr	SPRN_M_TW, r11
 	mfcr	r11
 
 	/* If we are faulting a kernel address, we have to use the
@@ -403,10 +404,10 @@ DataStoreTLBMiss:
 	mtspr	SPRN_MD_RPN, r10	/* Update TLB entry */
 
 	/* Restore registers */
-	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
 
-0:	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
+0:	mfspr	r10, SPRN_DAR
+	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_M_TW
 	rfi
 	patch_site	0b, patch__dtlbmiss_exit_1
 
@@ -422,10 +423,10 @@ DTLBMissIMMR:
 	mtspr	SPRN_MD_RPN, r10	/* Update TLB entry */
 
 	li	r11, RPN_PATTERN
-	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
 
-0:	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
+0:	mfspr	r10, SPRN_DAR
+	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_M_TW
 	rfi
 	patch_site	0b, patch__dtlbmiss_exit_2
 
@@ -459,10 +460,10 @@ DTLBMissLinear:
 	mtspr	SPRN_MD_RPN, r10	/* Update TLB entry */
 
 	li	r11, RPN_PATTERN
-	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
 
-0:	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
+0:	mfspr	r10, SPRN_DAR
+	mtspr	SPRN_DAR, r11	/* Tag DAR */
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_M_TW
 	rfi
 	patch_site	0b, patch__dtlbmiss_exit_3
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/8xx-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/8xx-pmu.c
index 19124b0b171a..1ad03c55c88c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/8xx-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/8xx-pmu.c
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ static void mpc8xx_pmu_read(struct perf_event *event)
 
 static void mpc8xx_pmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 {
-	/* mfspr r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0 */
-	unsigned int insn = PPC_INST_MFSPR | __PPC_RS(R10) |
-			    __PPC_SPR(SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0);
-
 	mpc8xx_pmu_read(event);
 
 	/* If it was the last user, stop counting to avoid useles overhead */
@@ -173,6 +169,10 @@ static void mpc8xx_pmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 		break;
 	case PERF_8xx_ID_ITLB_LOAD_MISS:
 		if (atomic_dec_return(&itlb_miss_ref) == 0) {
+			/* mfspr r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0 */
+			unsigned int insn = PPC_INST_MFSPR | __PPC_RS(R10) |
+					    __PPC_SPR(SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0);
+
 			patch_instruction_site(&patch__itlbmiss_exit_1, insn);
 #ifndef CONFIG_PIN_TLB_TEXT
 			patch_instruction_site(&patch__itlbmiss_exit_2, insn);
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ static void mpc8xx_pmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int flags)
 		break;
 	case PERF_8xx_ID_DTLB_LOAD_MISS:
 		if (atomic_dec_return(&dtlb_miss_ref) == 0) {
+			/* mfspr r10, SPRN_DAR */
+			unsigned int insn = PPC_INST_MFSPR | __PPC_RS(R10) |
+					    __PPC_SPR(SPRN_DAR);
+
 			patch_instruction_site(&patch__dtlbmiss_exit_1, insn);
 			patch_instruction_site(&patch__dtlbmiss_exit_2, insn);
 			patch_instruction_site(&patch__dtlbmiss_exit_3, insn);