diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
index ef9aa84cac5a..ecec76051184 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-opcode.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define PPC_INST_ISEL_MASK		0xfc00003e
 #define PPC_INST_LSWI			0x7c0004aa
 #define PPC_INST_LSWX			0x7c00042a
+#define PPC_INST_LWARX			0x7c000029
 #define PPC_INST_LWSYNC			0x7c2004ac
 #define PPC_INST_LXVD2X			0x7c000698
 #define PPC_INST_MCRXR			0x7c000400
@@ -55,15 +56,28 @@
 #define __PPC_RA(a)	(((a) & 0x1f) << 16)
 #define __PPC_RB(b)	(((b) & 0x1f) << 11)
 #define __PPC_RS(s)	(((s) & 0x1f) << 21)
+#define __PPC_RT(s)	__PPC_RS(s)
 #define __PPC_XS(s)	((((s) & 0x1f) << 21) | (((s) & 0x20) >> 5))
 #define __PPC_T_TLB(t)	(((t) & 0x3) << 21)
 #define __PPC_WC(w)	(((w) & 0x3) << 21)
+/*
+ * Only use the larx hint bit on 64bit CPUs. Once we verify it doesn't have
+ * any side effects on all 32bit processors, we can do this all the time.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+#define __PPC_EH(eh)	(((eh) & 0x1) << 0)
+#else
+#define __PPC_EH(eh)	0
+#endif
 
 /* Deal with instructions that older assemblers aren't aware of */
 #define	PPC_DCBAL(a, b)		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_DCBAL | \
 					__PPC_RA(a) | __PPC_RB(b))
 #define	PPC_DCBZL(a, b)		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_DCBZL | \
 					__PPC_RA(a) | __PPC_RB(b))
+#define PPC_LWARX(t, a, b, eh)	stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_LWARX | \
+					__PPC_RT(t) | __PPC_RA(a) | \
+					__PPC_RB(b) | __PPC_EH(eh))
 #define PPC_MSGSND(b)		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_MSGSND | \
 					__PPC_RB(b))
 #define PPC_RFCI		stringify_in_c(.long PPC_INST_RFCI)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
index 764094cff681..1c35b59f6f30 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/spinlock.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <asm/asm-compat.h>
 #include <asm/synch.h>
+#include <asm/ppc-opcode.h>
 
 #define arch_spin_is_locked(x)		((x)->slock != 0)
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ static inline unsigned long __arch_spin_trylock(arch_spinlock_t *lock)
 
 	token = LOCK_TOKEN;
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
-"1:	lwarx		%0,0,%2\n\
+"1:	" PPC_LWARX(%0,0,%2,1) "\n\
 	cmpwi		0,%0,0\n\
 	bne-		2f\n\
 	stwcx.		%1,0,%2\n\
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ static inline long __arch_read_trylock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 	long tmp;
 
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
-"1:	lwarx		%0,0,%1\n"
+"1:	" PPC_LWARX(%0,0,%1,1) "\n"
 	__DO_SIGN_EXTEND
 "	addic.		%0,%0,1\n\
 	ble-		2f\n"
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ static inline long __arch_write_trylock(arch_rwlock_t *rw)
 
 	token = WRLOCK_TOKEN;
 	__asm__ __volatile__(
-"1:	lwarx		%0,0,%2\n\
+"1:	" PPC_LWARX(%0,0,%2,1) "\n\
 	cmpwi		0,%0,0\n\
 	bne-		2f\n"
 	PPC405_ERR77(0,%1)