diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 1c22b2d..29857c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ void alignment_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		local_irq_enable();
 
 	if (tm_abort_check(regs, TM_CAUSE_ALIGNMENT | TM_CAUSE_PERSISTENT))
-		goto bail;
+		return;
 
 	/* we don't implement logging of alignment exceptions */
 	if (!(current->thread.align_ctl & PR_UNALIGN_SIGBUS))