diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index f65bb53df43b..43cde6c60279 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ handle_page_fault:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl	do_page_fault
 	cmpdi	r3,0
-	beq+	12f
+	beq+	ret_from_except_lite
 	bl	save_nvgprs
 	mr	r5,r3
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
@@ -1690,7 +1690,12 @@ handle_dabr_fault:
 	ld      r5,_DSISR(r1)
 	addi    r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	bl      do_break
-12:	b       ret_from_except_lite
+	/*
+	 * do_break() may have changed the NV GPRS while handling a breakpoint.
+	 * If so, we need to restore them with their updated values. Don't use
+	 * ret_from_except_lite here.
+	 */
+	b       ret_from_except
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_STD_MMU_64