diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
index bb2465bcb327..826a30a00f59 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 all: $(obj)/zImage
 
 BOOTCFLAGS    := -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs \
-		 -fno-strict-aliasing -Os -msoft-float -pipe \
+		 -fno-strict-aliasing -Os -msoft-float -pipe -D__KERNEL__\
 		 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-builtin -fPIC -nostdinc \
 		 -isystem $(shell $(CROSS32CC) -print-file-name=include)
 BOOTAFLAGS	:= -D__ASSEMBLY__ $(BOOTCFLAGS) -traditional -nostdinc
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ BOOTCFLAGS	+= -fno-stack-protector
 endif
 
 BOOTCFLAGS	+= -I$(obj) -I$(srctree)/$(obj)
+BOOTCFLAGS	+= -include include/linux/autoconf.h -Iarch/powerpc/include
+BOOTCFLAGS	+= -Iinclude
 
 DTS_FLAGS	?= -p 1024
 
diff --git a/lib/zlib_inflate/inffast.c b/lib/zlib_inflate/inffast.c
index 8550b0c05d00..05e1559fa156 100644
--- a/lib/zlib_inflate/inffast.c
+++ b/lib/zlib_inflate/inffast.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/zutil.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include "inftrees.h"
 #include "inflate.h"
 #include "inffast.h"
@@ -24,9 +26,11 @@
 #ifdef POSTINC
 #  define OFF 0
 #  define PUP(a) *(a)++
+#  define UP_UNALIGNED(a) get_unaligned((a)++)
 #else
 #  define OFF 1
 #  define PUP(a) *++(a)
+#  define UP_UNALIGNED(a) get_unaligned(++(a))
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -239,18 +243,47 @@ void inflate_fast(z_streamp strm, unsigned start)
                     }
                 }
                 else {
+		    unsigned short *sout;
+		    unsigned long loops;
+
                     from = out - dist;          /* copy direct from output */
-                    do {                        /* minimum length is three */
-                        PUP(out) = PUP(from);
-                        PUP(out) = PUP(from);
-                        PUP(out) = PUP(from);
-                        len -= 3;
-                    } while (len > 2);
-                    if (len) {
-                        PUP(out) = PUP(from);
-                        if (len > 1)
-                            PUP(out) = PUP(from);
-                    }
+		    /* minimum length is three */
+		    /* Align out addr */
+		    if (!((long)(out - 1 + OFF) & 1)) {
+			PUP(out) = PUP(from);
+			len--;
+		    }
+		    sout = (unsigned short *)(out - OFF);
+		    if (dist > 2) {
+			unsigned short *sfrom;
+
+			sfrom = (unsigned short *)(from - OFF);
+			loops = len >> 1;
+			do
+			    PUP(sout) = UP_UNALIGNED(sfrom);
+			while (--loops);
+			out = (unsigned char *)sout + OFF;
+			from = (unsigned char *)sfrom + OFF;
+		    } else { /* dist == 1 or dist == 2 */
+			unsigned short pat16;
+
+			pat16 = *(sout-2+2*OFF);
+			if (dist == 1)
+#if defined(__BIG_ENDIAN)
+			    pat16 = (pat16 & 0xff) | ((pat16 & 0xff) << 8);
+#elif defined(__LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+			    pat16 = (pat16 & 0xff00) | ((pat16 & 0xff00) >> 8);
+#else
+#error __BIG_ENDIAN nor __LITTLE_ENDIAN is defined
+#endif
+			loops = len >> 1;
+			do
+			    PUP(sout) = pat16;
+			while (--loops);
+			out = (unsigned char *)sout + OFF;
+		    }
+		    if (len & 1)
+			PUP(out) = PUP(from);
                 }
             }
             else if ((op & 64) == 0) {          /* 2nd level distance code */