diff --git a/linux-user/ppc/signal.c b/linux-user/ppc/signal.c
index 0c4e7ba54caf..ecd99736b7e0 100644
--- a/linux-user/ppc/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/ppc/signal.c
@@ -567,10 +567,8 @@ void setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct target_sigaction *ka,
         env->nip = tswapl(handler->entry);
         env->gpr[2] = tswapl(handler->toc);
     } else {
-        /* ELFv2 PPC64 function pointers are entry points, but R12
-         * must also be set */
-        env->nip = tswapl((target_ulong) ka->_sa_handler);
-        env->gpr[12] = env->nip;
+        /* ELFv2 PPC64 function pointers are entry points. R12 must also be set. */
+        env->gpr[12] = env->nip = ka->_sa_handler;
     }
 #else
     env->nip = (target_ulong) ka->_sa_handler;