diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 9aba5a3..c8b3292 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -46,15 +46,13 @@
 
 /*
  * macros/functions for gaining access to the thread information structure
- *
- * preempt_count needs to be 1 initially, until the scheduler is functional.
  */
 #define INIT_THREAD_INFO(tsk)			\
 {						\
 	.task =		&tsk,			\
 	.exec_domain =	&default_exec_domain,	\
 	.cpu =		0,			\
-	.preempt_count = 1,			\
+	.preempt_count = INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT,	\
 	.restart_block = {			\
 		.fn = do_no_restart_syscall,	\
 	},					\