Index: lib/libthr/arch/powerpc/include/pthread_md.h
===================================================================
--- lib/libthr/arch/powerpc/include/pthread_md.h
+++ lib/libthr/arch/powerpc/include/pthread_md.h
@@ -72,14 +72,15 @@
 static __inline struct tcb *
 _tcb_get(void)
 {
-	register uint8_t *_tp;
+        register struct tcb *tcb;
+
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
-	__asm __volatile("mr %0,13" : "=r"(_tp));
+	__asm __volatile("addi %0,13,%1" : "=r"(tcb) : "i"(-TP_OFFSET));
 #else
-	__asm __volatile("mr %0,2" : "=r"(_tp));
+	__asm __volatile("addi %0,2,%1" : "=r"(tcb) : "i"(-TP_OFFSET));
 #endif
 
-	return ((struct tcb *)(_tp - TP_OFFSET));
+	return (tcb);
 }
 
 static __inline struct pthread *