diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
index 8b4b1e84e1109198ebdd227eb337eaf866d4c76d..f13c93b033c7d9f8c6a0a177e8e760fcef98bf09 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
@@ -73,20 +73,34 @@
 #include <asm/kprobes.h>
 #include <asm/runlatch.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
 extern char __end_soft_masked[];
 unsigned long search_kernel_restart_table(unsigned long addr);
-#endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
 DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(interrupt_exit_not_reentrant);
 
+static inline bool is_implicit_soft_masked(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	if (regs->msr & MSR_PR)
+		return false;
+
+	if (regs->nip >= (unsigned long)__end_soft_masked)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static inline void srr_regs_clobbered(void)
 {
 	local_paca->srr_valid = 0;
 	local_paca->hsrr_valid = 0;
 }
 #else
+static inline bool is_implicit_soft_masked(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline void srr_regs_clobbered(void)
 {
 }
@@ -150,11 +164,13 @@ static inline void interrupt_enter_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, struct interrup
 		 */
 		if (TRAP(regs) != INTERRUPT_PROGRAM) {
 			CT_WARN_ON(ct_state() != CONTEXT_KERNEL);
-			BUG_ON(regs->nip < (unsigned long)__end_soft_masked);
+			BUG_ON(is_implicit_soft_masked(regs));
 		}
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 		/* Move this under a debugging check */
 		if (arch_irq_disabled_regs(regs))
 			BUG_ON(search_kernel_restart_table(regs->nip));
+#endif
 	}
 #endif
 
@@ -244,10 +260,9 @@ static inline void interrupt_nmi_enter_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, struct inte
 	local_paca->irq_soft_mask = IRQS_ALL_DISABLED;
 	local_paca->irq_happened |= PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS;
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) && !(regs->msr & MSR_PR) &&
-				regs->nip < (unsigned long)__end_soft_masked) {
-		// Kernel code running below __end_soft_masked is
-		// implicitly soft-masked.
+	if (is_implicit_soft_masked(regs)) {
+		// Adjust regs->softe soft implicit soft-mask, so
+		// arch_irq_disabled_regs(regs) behaves as expected.
 		regs->softe = IRQS_ALL_DISABLED;
 	}
 
@@ -282,6 +297,7 @@ static inline void interrupt_nmi_exit_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, struct inter
 	 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 	if (arch_irq_disabled_regs(regs)) {
 		unsigned long rst = search_kernel_restart_table(regs->nip);
 		if (rst)
@@ -289,7 +305,6 @@ static inline void interrupt_nmi_exit_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, struct inter
 	}
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 	if (nmi_disables_ftrace(regs))
 		this_cpu_set_ftrace_enabled(state->ftrace_enabled);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
index d634bfceed2c51b497c2df3667bdff2b2bfe3462..1401787b0b937f3edd429c5730309708814c8b3d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
@@ -342,17 +342,7 @@ ret_from_mc_except:
 #define PROLOG_ADDITION_MASKABLE_GEN(n)					    \
 	lbz	r10,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13);	/* are irqs soft-masked? */ \
 	andi.	r10,r10,IRQS_DISABLED;	/* yes -> go out of line */ \
-	bne	masked_interrupt_book3e_##n;				    \
-	/* Kernel code below __end_soft_masked is implicitly masked */	    \
-	andi.	r10,r11,MSR_PR;						    \
-	bne	1f;			/* user -> not masked */	    \
-	std	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13);				    \
-	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE_SYM(r14, r10, __end_soft_masked);		    \
-	mfspr	r10,SPRN_SRR0;						    \
-	cmpld	r10,r14;						    \
-	ld	r14,PACA_EXGEN+EX_R14(r13);				    \
-	blt	masked_interrupt_book3e_##n;				    \
-1:
+	bne	masked_interrupt_book3e_##n
 
 /*
  * Additional regs must be re-loaded from paca before EXCEPTION_COMMON* is
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
index 0052702ee5ac262a8e3afbf9769130c211ef0720..21bbd615ca41033b3051b86621f53f471652e6ec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static inline bool exit_must_hard_disable(void)
 #else
 static inline bool exit_must_hard_disable(void)
 {
-	return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC32);
+	return true;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
index e7a50613a5701995725a67ef70c75532b3518033..09b8d8846c675faec035ef83c787d015e109551b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt_64.S
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(system_call_vectored_emulate)
 	li	r10,IRQS_ALL_DISABLED
 	stb	r10,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13)
 	b	system_call_vectored_common
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S */
 
 	.balign IFETCH_ALIGN_BYTES
 	.globl system_call_common_real
@@ -320,10 +320,12 @@ END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION
 	li	r5,0 /* !scv */
 	bl	syscall_exit_prepare
 	std	r1,PACA_EXIT_SAVE_R1(r13) /* save r1 for restart */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 .Lsyscall_rst_start:
 	lbz	r11,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13)
 	andi.	r11,r11,(~PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS)@l
 	bne-	syscall_restart
+#endif
 	li	r11,IRQS_ENABLED
 	stb	r11,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13)
 	li	r11,0
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR)
 	b	.Lsyscall_restore_regs_cont
 .Lsyscall_rst_end:
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 syscall_restart:
 	GET_PACA(r13)
 	ld	r1,PACA_EXIT_SAVE_R1(r13)
@@ -409,6 +412,7 @@ syscall_restart:
 	b	.Lsyscall_rst_start
 
 RESTART_TABLE(.Lsyscall_rst_start, .Lsyscall_rst_end, syscall_restart)
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 tabort_syscall:
@@ -504,10 +508,12 @@ _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(interrupt_return_\srr\())
 	bne-	.Lrestore_nvgprs_\srr
 .Lrestore_nvgprs_\srr\()_cont:
 	std	r1,PACA_EXIT_SAVE_R1(r13) /* save r1 for restart */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 .Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_user_rst_start:
 	lbz	r11,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13)
 	andi.	r11,r11,(~PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS)@l
 	bne-	interrupt_return_\srr\()_user_restart
+#endif
 	li	r11,IRQS_ENABLED
 	stb	r11,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13)
 	li	r11,0
@@ -590,6 +596,7 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	b	.Lrestore_nvgprs_\srr\()_cont
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 interrupt_return_\srr\()_user_restart:
 	GET_PACA(r13)
 	ld	r1,PACA_EXIT_SAVE_R1(r13)
@@ -602,6 +609,7 @@ interrupt_return_\srr\()_user_restart:
 	b	.Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_user_rst_start
 
 RESTART_TABLE(.Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_user_rst_start, .Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_user_rst_end, interrupt_return_\srr\()_user_restart)
+#endif
 
 	.balign IFETCH_ALIGN_BYTES
 .Lkernel_interrupt_return_\srr\():
@@ -615,9 +623,11 @@ RESTART_TABLE(.Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_user_rst_start, .Linterrupt_return_\srr
 	cmpwi	r11,IRQS_ENABLED
 	stb	r11,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13)
 	bne	1f
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 	lbz	r11,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13)
 	andi.	r11,r11,(~PACA_IRQ_HARD_DIS)@l
 	bne-	interrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_restart
+#endif
 	li	r11,0
 	stb	r11,PACAIRQHAPPENED(r13) # clear out possible HARD_DIS
 1:
@@ -717,6 +727,7 @@ ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
 	b	.	/* prevent speculative execution */
 .Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_rst_end:
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 interrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_restart:
 	GET_PACA(r13)
 	ld	r1,PACA_EXIT_SAVE_R1(r13)
@@ -729,14 +740,15 @@ interrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_restart:
 	b	.Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_rst_start
 
 RESTART_TABLE(.Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_rst_start, .Linterrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_rst_end, interrupt_return_\srr\()_kernel_restart)
+#endif
 
 .endm
 
 interrupt_return_macro srr
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S
 interrupt_return_macro hsrr
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S */
 
 	.globl __end_soft_masked
 __end_soft_masked:
 DEFINE_FIXED_SYMBOL(__end_soft_masked)
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S */