diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
index 42a756eec9ff7ea6a240bbef197e6519b1abd008..645170a07ada1da7abf4fddc814fcbaad9c071c9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64e.S
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 	 */
 
 	mfspr	r14,SPRN_DBSR		/* check single-step/branch taken */
-	andis.	r15,r14,DBSR_IC@h
+	andis.	r15,r14,(DBSR_IC|DBSR_BT)@h
 	beq+	1f
 
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r14,interrupt_base_book3e)
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
 	bge+	cr1,1f
 
 	/* here it looks like we got an inappropriate debug exception. */
-	lis	r14,DBSR_IC@h		/* clear the IC event */
+	lis	r14,(DBSR_IC|DBSR_BT)@h		/* clear the event */
 	rlwinm	r11,r11,0,~MSR_DE	/* clear DE in the CSRR1 value */
 	mtspr	SPRN_DBSR,r14
 	mtspr	SPRN_CSRR1,r11
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	 */
 
 	mfspr	r14,SPRN_DBSR		/* check single-step/branch taken */
-	andis.	r15,r14,DBSR_IC@h
+	andis.	r15,r14,(DBSR_IC|DBSR_BT)@h
 	beq+	1f
 
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r14,interrupt_base_book3e)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ kernel_dbg_exc:
 	bge+	cr1,1f
 
 	/* here it looks like we got an inappropriate debug exception. */
-	lis	r14,DBSR_IC@h		/* clear the IC event */
+	lis	r14,(DBSR_IC|DBSR_BT)@h		/* clear the event */
 	rlwinm	r11,r11,0,~MSR_DE	/* clear DE in the DSRR1 value */
 	mtspr	SPRN_DBSR,r14
 	mtspr	SPRN_DSRR1,r11
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 21981a89e394e378873fb7330cc69d72d31b50a2..a902723fdc69b0857d3d8658e32790614983c626 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -339,6 +339,13 @@ static void set_debug_reg_defaults(struct thread_struct *thread)
 
 static void prime_debug_regs(struct thread_struct *thread)
 {
+	/*
+	 * We could have inherited MSR_DE from userspace, since
+	 * it doesn't get cleared on exception entry.  Make sure
+	 * MSR_DE is clear before we enable any debug events.
+	 */
+	mtmsr(mfmsr() & ~MSR_DE);
+
 	mtspr(SPRN_IAC1, thread->iac1);
 	mtspr(SPRN_IAC2, thread->iac2);
 #if CONFIG_PPC_ADV_DEBUG_IACS > 2