diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace.c
index f6e51be47c6e..9ea9ee513ae1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace.c
@@ -75,8 +75,13 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
 
 			flush_fp_to_thread(child);
 			if (fpidx < (PT_FPSCR - PT_FPR0))
-				memcpy(&tmp, &child->thread.TS_FPR(fpidx),
-				       sizeof(long));
+				if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC32)) {
+					// On 32-bit the index we are passed refers to 32-bit words
+					tmp = ((u32 *)child->thread.fp_state.fpr)[fpidx];
+				} else {
+					memcpy(&tmp, &child->thread.TS_FPR(fpidx),
+					       sizeof(long));
+				}
 			else
 				tmp = child->thread.fp_state.fpscr;
 		}
@@ -108,8 +113,13 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request,
 
 			flush_fp_to_thread(child);
 			if (fpidx < (PT_FPSCR - PT_FPR0))
-				memcpy(&child->thread.TS_FPR(fpidx), &data,
-				       sizeof(long));
+				if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC32)) {
+					// On 32-bit the index we are passed refers to 32-bit words
+					((u32 *)child->thread.fp_state.fpr)[fpidx] = data;
+				} else {
+					memcpy(&child->thread.TS_FPR(fpidx), &data,
+					       sizeof(long));
+				}
 			else
 				child->thread.fp_state.fpscr = data;
 			ret = 0;
@@ -478,4 +488,7 @@ void __init pt_regs_check(void)
 	 * real registers.
 	 */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(PT_DSCR < sizeof(struct user_pt_regs) / sizeof(unsigned long));
+
+	// ptrace_get/put_fpr() rely on PPC32 and VSX being incompatible
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC32) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_VSX));
 }