diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
index f21e6bde17a1..c4b074263bf9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ GLUE(.,name):
 n:
 
 #define _GLOBAL(n)	\
-	.stabs __stringify(n:F-1),N_FUN,0,0,n;\
 	.globl n;	\
 n:
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S
index d489b965f9a6..94f88dc8269d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_book3s_32.S
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
 	mtspr	SPRN_DBAT##n##L,RB
 
 	__HEAD
-	.stabs	"arch/powerpc/kernel/",N_SO,0,0,0f
-	.stabs	"head_book3s_32.S",N_SO,0,0,0f
-0:
 _ENTRY(_stext);
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/checksum_32.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/checksum_32.S
index 27d9070617df..4541e8e29467 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/checksum_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/checksum_32.S
@@ -116,9 +116,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__csum_partial)
 	EX_TABLE(8 ## n ## 7b, fault);
 
 	.text
-	.stabs	"arch/powerpc/lib/",N_SO,0,0,0f
-	.stabs	"checksum_32.S",N_SO,0,0,0f
-0:
 
 CACHELINE_BYTES = L1_CACHE_BYTES
 LG_CACHELINE_BYTES = L1_CACHE_SHIFT
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/copy_32.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/copy_32.S
index a3bcf4786e4a..3e9c27c46331 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/copy_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/copy_32.S
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@
 	EX_TABLE(8 ## n ## 7b,9 ## n ## 1b)
 
 	.text
-	.stabs	"arch/powerpc/lib/",N_SO,0,0,0f
-	.stabs	"copy_32.S",N_SO,0,0,0f
-0:
 
 CACHELINE_BYTES = L1_CACHE_BYTES
 LG_CACHELINE_BYTES = L1_CACHE_SHIFT