diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
index 90701885762c..a517a4085cff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace_entry.S
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ _GLOBAL(ftrace_regs_caller)
 .globl ftrace_regs_call
 ftrace_regs_call:
 	bl	ftrace_stub
-	nop
 	ftrace_regs_exit 1
 
 _GLOBAL(ftrace_caller)
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ _GLOBAL(ftrace_caller)
 .globl ftrace_call
 ftrace_call:
 	bl	ftrace_stub
-	nop
 	ftrace_regs_exit 0
 
 _GLOBAL(ftrace_stub)