diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 8b81535e68d49cee6ca198228de680db8f859746..ce3dc3f407ac7388f78e331de73dc975a7cf64d5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ __pu_failed:							\
 	__typeof__(*(ptr)) __pu_val = (x);			\
 	__typeof__(size) __pu_size = (size);			\
 								\
-	if (!is_kernel_addr((unsigned long)__pu_addr))		\
-		might_fault();					\
+	might_fault();						\
 	__chk_user_ptr(__pu_addr);				\
 	__put_user_size(__pu_val, __pu_addr, __pu_size, __pu_err);	\
 								\
@@ -238,12 +237,12 @@ do {								\
 	__typeof__(size) __gu_size = (size);			\
 								\
 	__chk_user_ptr(__gu_addr);				\
-	if (do_allow && !is_kernel_addr((unsigned long)__gu_addr)) \
+	if (do_allow) {								\
 		might_fault();					\
-	if (do_allow)								\
 		__get_user_size(__gu_val, __gu_addr, __gu_size, __gu_err);	\
-	else									\
+	} else {									\
 		__get_user_size_allowed(__gu_val, __gu_addr, __gu_size, __gu_err); \
+	}									\
 	(x) = (__typeof__(*(ptr)))__gu_val;			\
 								\
 	__gu_err;						\