diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c
index 4b1f34f685b1..7a1f99f1b47f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long nip, unsigned long parent_nip,
 {
 	struct kprobe *p;
 	struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	/* Disable irq for emulating a breakpoint and avoiding preempt */
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	hard_irq_disable();
 	preempt_disable();
 
 	p = get_kprobe((kprobe_opcode_t *)nip);
@@ -105,16 +101,14 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long nip, unsigned long parent_nip,
 		else {
 			/*
 			 * If pre_handler returns !0, it sets regs->nip and
-			 * resets current kprobe. In this case, we still need
-			 * to restore irq, but not preemption.
+			 * resets current kprobe. In this case, we should not
+			 * re-enable preemption.
 			 */
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
 			return;
 		}
 	}
 end:
 	preempt_enable_no_resched();
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kprobe_ftrace_handler);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
index 60ba7f1370a8..8237884ca389 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
@@ -115,14 +115,10 @@ static unsigned long can_optimize(struct kprobe *p)
 static void optimized_callback(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
 			       struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
-
 	/* This is possible if op is under delayed unoptimizing */
 	if (kprobe_disabled(&op->kp))
 		return;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	hard_irq_disable();
 	preempt_disable();
 
 	if (kprobe_running()) {
@@ -135,13 +131,7 @@ static void optimized_callback(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
 		__this_cpu_write(current_kprobe, NULL);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * No need for an explicit __hard_irq_enable() here.
-	 * local_irq_restore() will re-enable interrupts,
-	 * if they were hard disabled.
-	 */
 	preempt_enable_no_resched();
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(optimized_callback);