diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
index 9dddabc2fced..a8f63bcb71af 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/reg.h
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ static inline void mtmsr_isync(unsigned long val)
 				     : "memory")
 #endif
 
-extern void msr_check_and_set(unsigned long bits);
+extern unsigned long msr_check_and_set(unsigned long bits);
 extern bool strict_msr_control;
 extern void __msr_check_and_clear(unsigned long bits);
 static inline void msr_check_and_clear(unsigned long bits)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 50295670c617..34ee5f2e3271 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int __init enable_strict_msr_control(char *str)
 }
 early_param("ppc_strict_facility_enable", enable_strict_msr_control);
 
-void msr_check_and_set(unsigned long bits)
+unsigned long msr_check_and_set(unsigned long bits)
 {
 	unsigned long oldmsr = mfmsr();
 	unsigned long newmsr;
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ void msr_check_and_set(unsigned long bits)
 
 	if (oldmsr != newmsr)
 		mtmsr_isync(newmsr);
+
+	return newmsr;
 }
 
 void __msr_check_and_clear(unsigned long bits)