diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
index 5b282d9965a56..a3c3519b3f76a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
@@ -285,11 +285,7 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
 
 	rlwimi	r11, r10, 22, 20, 29	/* Compute PTE address */
 	lwz	r11, 0(r11)		/* Get Linux PTE */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
 	li	r9, _PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_ACCESSED
-#else
-	li	r9, _PAGE_PRESENT
-#endif
 	andc.	r9, r9, r11		/* Check permission */
 	bne	5f
 
@@ -370,11 +366,7 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
 
 	rlwimi	r11, r10, 22, 20, 29	/* Compute PTE address */
 	lwz	r11, 0(r11)		/* Get Linux PTE */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SWAP
 	li	r9, _PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_EXEC
-#else
-	li	r9, _PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_EXEC
-#endif
 	andc.	r9, r9, r11		/* Check permission */
 	bne	5f