diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
index 27ae40a443b8..f7e0fee5ee55 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/unwind.c
@@ -228,10 +228,8 @@ static int unwind_special(struct unwind_frame_info *info, unsigned long pc, int
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQSTACKS
 	extern void * const _call_on_stack;
 #endif /* CONFIG_IRQSTACKS */
-	void *ptr;
 
-	ptr = dereference_kernel_function_descriptor(&handle_interruption);
-	if (pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, ptr)) {
+	if (pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, handle_interruption)) {
 		struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *)(info->sp - frame_size - PT_SZ_ALGN);
 		dbg("Unwinding through handle_interruption()\n");
 		info->prev_sp = regs->gr[30];
@@ -239,13 +237,13 @@ static int unwind_special(struct unwind_frame_info *info, unsigned long pc, int
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, ret_from_kernel_thread) ||
-	    pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, syscall_exit)) {
+	if (pc == (unsigned long)&ret_from_kernel_thread ||
+	    pc == (unsigned long)&syscall_exit) {
 		info->prev_sp = info->prev_ip = 0;
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, intr_return)) {
+	if (pc == (unsigned long)&intr_return) {
 		struct pt_regs *regs;
 
 		dbg("Found intr_return()\n");
@@ -257,14 +255,14 @@ static int unwind_special(struct unwind_frame_info *info, unsigned long pc, int
 	}
 
 	if (pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, _switch_to) ||
-	    pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, _switch_to_ret)) {
+	    pc == (unsigned long)&_switch_to_ret) {
 		info->prev_sp = info->sp - CALLEE_SAVE_FRAME_SIZE;
 		info->prev_ip = *(unsigned long *)(info->prev_sp - RP_OFFSET);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQSTACKS
-	if (pc_is_kernel_fn(pc, _call_on_stack)) {
+	if (pc == (unsigned long)&_call_on_stack) {
 		info->prev_sp = *(unsigned long *)(info->sp - FRAME_SIZE - REG_SZ);
 		info->prev_ip = *(unsigned long *)(info->sp - FRAME_SIZE - RP_OFFSET);
 		return 1;