diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
index 06c7e9b88408..846dba2c6360 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
@@ -1803,9 +1803,8 @@ int __kprobes emulate_step(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int instr)
 			return 0;
 		if (op.ea & (size - 1))
 			break;		/* can't handle misaligned */
-		err = -EFAULT;
 		if (!address_ok(regs, op.ea, size))
-			goto ldst_done;
+			return 0;
 		err = 0;
 		switch (size) {
 		case 4:
@@ -1828,9 +1827,8 @@ int __kprobes emulate_step(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int instr)
 			return 0;
 		if (op.ea & (size - 1))
 			break;		/* can't handle misaligned */
-		err = -EFAULT;
 		if (!address_ok(regs, op.ea, size))
-			goto ldst_done;
+			return 0;
 		err = 0;
 		switch (size) {
 		case 4: