diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_6xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_6xx.S
index 55ed7716636f..365381fcb27c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_6xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_6xx.S
@@ -210,9 +210,11 @@ setup_745x_specifics:
 	 * the firmware. If any, we disable NAP capability as
 	 * it's known to be bogus on rev 2.1 and earlier
 	 */
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	mfspr	r11,SPRN_L3CR
 	andis.	r11,r11,L3CR_L3E@h
 	beq	1f
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_L3CR)
 	lwz	r6,CPU_SPEC_FEATURES(r5)
 	andi.	r0,r6,CPU_FTR_L3_DISABLE_NAP
 	beq	1f