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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h
index f3b0c2cc9fea..976835d8f22e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/epapr_hcalls.h
@@ -134,10 +134,15 @@
* whether they will be clobbered.
*
* Note that r11 can be used as an output parameter.
+ *
+ * The "memory" clobber is only necessary for hcalls where the Hypervisor
+ * will read or write guest memory. However, we add it to all hcalls because
+ * the impact is minimal, and we want to ensure that it's present for the
+ * hcalls that need it.
*/
/* List of common clobbered registers. Do not use this macro. */
-#define EV_HCALL_CLOBBERS "r0", "r12", "xer", "ctr", "lr", "cc"
+#define EV_HCALL_CLOBBERS "r0", "r12", "xer", "ctr", "lr", "cc", "memory"
#define EV_HCALL_CLOBBERS8 EV_HCALL_CLOBBERS
#define EV_HCALL_CLOBBERS7 EV_HCALL_CLOBBERS8, "r10"