diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
index 82a7b228c81a6e73f0a95a3d464a6a8abcf689c1..7f61a3ac787c9ae6f848939d311d8a8756733cfa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static int kgdb_handle_breakpoint(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (*(u32 *) (regs->nip) == *(u32 *) (&arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr))
-		regs->nip += 4;
+		regs->nip += BREAK_INSTR_SIZE;
 
 	return 1;
 }