diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
index f64312dca84f..a72c8e1a42ad 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -125,11 +125,8 @@ int arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	}
 
 	if (!ret) {
-		memcpy(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr,
-				MAX_INSN_SIZE * sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
+		patch_instruction((struct ppc_inst *)p->ainsn.insn, insn);
 		p->opcode = ppc_inst_val(insn);
-		flush_icache_range((unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn,
-			(unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t));
 	}
 
 	p->ainsn.boostable = 0;