diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
index f5a56f103197..6cba56b911d9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ raw_copy_to_user(void __user *to, const void *from, unsigned long n)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-extern unsigned long __clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size);
+unsigned long __arch_clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size);
 
 static inline unsigned long clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
 {
@@ -398,12 +398,17 @@ static inline unsigned long clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
 	might_fault();
 	if (likely(access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, addr, size))) {
 		allow_write_to_user(addr, size);
-		ret = __clear_user(addr, size);
+		ret = __arch_clear_user(addr, size);
 		prevent_write_to_user(addr, size);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned long __clear_user(void __user *addr, unsigned long size)
+{
+	return clear_user(addr, size);
+}
+
 extern long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count);
 extern __must_check long strnlen_user(const char __user *str, long n);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
index 0378def28d41..7ef5497f3f97 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/string.S
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ _GLOBAL(memchr)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memchr)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
-_GLOBAL(__clear_user)
+_GLOBAL(__arch_clear_user)
 	addi	r6,r3,-4
 	li	r3,0
 	li	r5,0
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@ _GLOBAL(__clear_user)
 	EX_TABLE(1b, 91b)
 	EX_TABLE(8b, 92b)
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__clear_user)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_clear_user)
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S
index 56aac4c22025..ea3798f4f25f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/string_64.S
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ PPC64_CACHES:
 	.section	".text"
 
 /**
- * __clear_user: - Zero a block of memory in user space, with less checking.
+ * __arch_clear_user: - Zero a block of memory in user space, with less checking.
  * @to:   Destination address, in user space.
  * @n:    Number of bytes to zero.
  *
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ err3;	stb	r0,0(r3)
 	mr	r3,r4
 	blr
 
-_GLOBAL_TOC(__clear_user)
+_GLOBAL_TOC(__arch_clear_user)
 	cmpdi	r4,32
 	neg	r6,r3
 	li	r0,0
@@ -193,4 +193,4 @@ err1;	dcbz	0,r3
 	cmpdi	r4,32
 	blt	.Lshort_clear
 	b	.Lmedium_clear
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__clear_user)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__arch_clear_user)