diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-noadv.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-noadv.c
index f87e7c5c3bf3..12962302d6a4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-noadv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace/ptrace-noadv.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void ppc_gethwdinfo(struct ppc_debug_info *dbginfo)
 	dbginfo->version = 1;
 	dbginfo->num_instruction_bps = 0;
 	if (ppc_breakpoint_available())
-		dbginfo->num_data_bps = 1;
+		dbginfo->num_data_bps = nr_wp_slots();
 	else
 		dbginfo->num_data_bps = 0;
 	dbginfo->num_condition_regs = 0;