diff --git a/arch/ppc/include/asm/common.h b/arch/ppc/include/asm/common.h
index 96de5c656..26876c748 100644
--- a/arch/ppc/include/asm/common.h
+++ b/arch/ppc/include/asm/common.h
@@ -21,4 +21,21 @@ void	trap_init     (ulong);
 int cpu_init_board_data(bd_t *bd);
 int init_board_data(bd_t *bd);
 
+static inline unsigned long get_pc(void)
+{
+	unsigned long pc;
+
+	__asm__ __volatile__(
+		"	mflr    0\n"
+		"	bl	1f\n"
+		"1:\n"
+		"	mflr    %0\n"
+		"	mtlr    0\n"
+		: "=r" (pc)
+                :
+                : "0", "memory");
+
+	return pc;
+}
+
 #endif /* __ASM_COMMON_H */