diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
index c41220f4aad9..5a424f867c82 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ struct pt_regs
 };
 #endif
 
+
+#define STACK_FRAME_WITH_PT_REGS (STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD + sizeof(struct pt_regs))
+
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index 5c0a1e17219b..af399675248e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	/* Interrupt register frame */
 	DEFINE(INT_FRAME_SIZE, STACK_INT_FRAME_SIZE);
-	DEFINE(SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE, STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD + sizeof(struct pt_regs));
+	DEFINE(SWITCH_FRAME_SIZE, STACK_FRAME_WITH_PT_REGS);
 	STACK_PT_REGS_OFFSET(GPR0, gpr[0]);
 	STACK_PT_REGS_OFFSET(GPR1, gpr[1]);
 	STACK_PT_REGS_OFFSET(GPR2, gpr[2]);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index bd0c258a1d5d..c94bba9142e7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ void show_stack(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long *stack)
 		 * See if this is an exception frame.
 		 * We look for the "regshere" marker in the current frame.
 		 */
-		if (validate_sp(sp, tsk, STACK_INT_FRAME_SIZE)
+		if (validate_sp(sp, tsk, STACK_FRAME_WITH_PT_REGS)
 		    && stack[STACK_FRAME_MARKER] == STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER) {
 			struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *)
 				(sp + STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD);