diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
index a9993e7a443bc5..64b998db9d3e99 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ struct thread_struct {
 #else
 #define INIT_THREAD  { \
 	.ksp = INIT_SP, \
-	.regs = (struct pt_regs *)INIT_SP - 1, /* XXX bogus, I think */ \
 	.addr_limit = KERNEL_DS, \
 	.fpexc_mode = 0, \
 	.fscr = FSCR_TAR | FSCR_EBB \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index ad79fddb974dee..780f527eabd2c4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -945,15 +945,8 @@ start_here_multiplatform:
 	std	r0,0(r4)
 #endif
 
-	/* The following gets the stack set up with the regs */
-	/* pointing to the real addr of the kernel stack.  This is   */
-	/* all done to support the C function call below which sets  */
-	/* up the htab.  This is done because we have relocated the  */
-	/* kernel but are still running in real mode. */
-
-	LOAD_REG_ADDR(r3,init_thread_union)
-
 	/* set up a stack pointer */
+	LOAD_REG_ADDR(r3,init_thread_union)
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r1,THREAD_SIZE)
 	add	r1,r3,r1
 	li	r0,0