diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/timex.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/timex.h
index 6047402b0a4d..5405cb2fe65a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/timex.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/timex.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
 
 	return mftb();
 }
+#define get_cycles get_cycles
 
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif	/* _ASM_POWERPC_TIMEX_H */