diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
index 50504ae39cb7..a0bf158c8b47 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __HEAD_BOOKE_H__
 #define __HEAD_BOOKE_H__
 
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>	/* for STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER */
 /*
  * Macros used for common Book-e exception handling
  */
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@
 	stw	r10,0(r11);						     \
 	rlwinm	r9,r9,0,14,12;		/* clear MSR_WE (necessary?)	   */\
 	stw	r0,GPR0(r11);						     \
+	lis	r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@ha;/* exception frame marker */ \
+	addi	r10, r10, STACK_FRAME_REGS_MARKER@l;			     \
+	stw	r10, 8(r11);						     \
 	SAVE_4GPRS(3, r11);						     \
 	SAVE_2GPRS(7, r11)