diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h
index 64e1fdca233e..2c15212e1700 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/bug.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 		_EMIT_BUG_ENTRY					\
 		: : "i" (__FILE__), "i" (__LINE__),		\
 		    "i" (0), "i"  (sizeof(struct bug_entry)));	\
-	for(;;) ;						\
+	unreachable();						\
 } while (0)
 
 #define BUG_ON(x) do {						\