diff -NurpP linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.4/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.5/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
--- linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.4/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S	2006-01-03 17:29:13 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.5/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S	2006-01-17 00:00:10 +0100
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ _GLOBAL(kernel_thread)
 	mr	r30,r3		/* function */
 	mr	r31,r4		/* argument */
 	ori	r3,r5,CLONE_VM	/* flags */
-	oris	r3,r3,CLONE_UNTRACED>>16
+	oris	r3,r3,(CLONE_UNTRACED|CLONE_KTHREAD)>>16
 	li	r4,0		/* new sp (unused) */
 	li	r0,__NR_clone
 	sc
diff -NurpP linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.4/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.5/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S
--- linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.4/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S	2006-01-03 17:29:13 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.15-vs2.1.0.5/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S	2006-01-17 00:00:38 +0100
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ _GLOBAL(kernel_thread)
 	mr	r29,r3
 	mr	r30,r4
 	ori	r3,r5,CLONE_VM	/* flags */
-	oris	r3,r3,(CLONE_UNTRACED>>16)
+	oris	r3,r3,(CLONE_UNTRACED|CLONE_KTHREAD)>>16
 	li	r4,0		/* new sp (unused) */
 	li	r0,__NR_clone
 	sc