diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S
index b47a0e1ab00150926df137b68d79684050f13b26..1482327cfeba9c1a846be00ae54e2606a1ac07b9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/reloc_64.S
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ _GLOBAL(relocate)
 	 * R_PPC64_RELATIVE ones.
 	 */
 	mtctr	r8
-5:	lwz	r0,12(9)	/* ELF64_R_TYPE(reloc->r_info) */
-	cmpwi	r0,R_PPC64_RELATIVE
+5:	ld	r0,8(9)		/* ELF64_R_TYPE(reloc->r_info) */
+	cmpdi	r0,R_PPC64_RELATIVE
 	bne	6f
 	ld	r6,0(r9)	/* reloc->r_offset */
 	ld	r0,16(r9)	/* reloc->r_addend */