diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
index 215973a2c8d5971fd8431505d1c58b62a4bd5bf7..024805e1747df86a9c1e58f71b581932b70ddae7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ instruction_access_slb_pSeries:
 	.globl	system_call_pSeries
 system_call_pSeries:
 	HMT_MEDIUM
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	cmpdi	r0,0x1ebe
+	beq-	1f
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_REAL_LE)
 	mr	r9,r13
 	mfmsr	r10
 	mfspr	r13,SPRN_SPRG3
@@ -253,6 +257,13 @@ system_call_pSeries:
 	rfid
 	b	.	/* prevent speculative execution */
 
+/* Fast LE/BE switch system call */
+1:	mfspr	r12,SPRN_SRR1
+	xori	r12,r12,MSR_LE
+	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r12
+	rfid		/* return to userspace */
+	b	.
+
 	STD_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0xd00, single_step)
 	STD_EXCEPTION_PSERIES(0xe00, trap_0e)