diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index 5604c9a1ac22..755408c63be8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ syscall_exit_finish:
 ret_from_fork:
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 	bl	schedule_tail
-	li	r3,0
+	li	r3,0	/* fork() return value */
 	b	ret_from_syscall
 
 	.globl	ret_from_kernel_thread
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 7fe700309151..18f697112193 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1784,9 +1784,6 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 			childregs->gpr[1] = usp;
 		((unsigned long *)sp)[0] = childregs->gpr[1];
 		p->thread.regs = childregs;
-		/* 64s sets this in ret_from_fork */
-		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64))
-			childregs->gpr[3] = 0;  /* Result from fork() */
 		if (clone_flags & CLONE_SETTLS) {
 			if (!is_32bit_task())
 				childregs->gpr[13] = tls;