diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
index bf5dde1a4114..15c5691dd218 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KASAN
+#if defined(CONFIG_KASAN) && CONFIG_THREAD_SHIFT < 15
 #define MIN_THREAD_SHIFT	(CONFIG_THREAD_SHIFT + 1)
 #else
 #define MIN_THREAD_SHIFT	CONFIG_THREAD_SHIFT