diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h
index ea384ae836cc..dd1b338ba064 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit.h
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
 		EMIT(PPC_RAW_BRANCH(offset));				      \
 	} while (0)
 
-/* blr; (unconditional 'branch' with link) to absolute address */
-#define PPC_BL_ABS(dest)	EMIT(PPC_INST_BL |			      \
-				     (((dest) - (unsigned long)(image + ctx->idx)) & 0x03fffffc))
+/* bl (unconditional 'branch' with link) */
+#define PPC_BL(dest)	EMIT(PPC_INST_BL | (((dest) - (unsigned long)(image + ctx->idx)) & 0x03fffffc))
+
 /* "cond" here covers BO:BI fields. */
 #define PPC_BCC_SHORT(cond, dest)					      \
 	do {								      \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
index 511d2a203e7d..b72fac52c3ca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp32.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int bpf_jit_emit_func_call_rel(u32 *image, struct codegen_context *ctx, u64 func
 	s32 rel = (s32)func - (s32)(image + ctx->idx);
 
 	if (image && rel < 0x2000000 && rel >= -0x2000000) {
-		PPC_BL_ABS(func);
+		PPC_BL(func);
 		EMIT(PPC_RAW_NOP());
 		EMIT(PPC_RAW_NOP());
 		EMIT(PPC_RAW_NOP());