diff --git a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S
index c5096a80c204dcb4aeeef864389140ca8ee46f87..a6837781277d94f62f53f304a68c1a7a8e3e6597 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf5227x/start.S
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ clear_bss:
 /* exception code */
 	.globl _fault
 _fault:
-	jmp _fault
+	bra _fault
 	.globl	_exc_handler
 
 _exc_handler:
diff --git a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.S b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.S
index e6a69ab470cb0c71661acb7a90ceb4cf4e69fa7f..05f17231b293c4b60da86e5ad905495622da7d84 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf523x/start.S
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ clear_bss:
 /* exception code */
 	.globl _fault
 _fault:
-	jmp _fault
+	bra _fault
 	.globl	_exc_handler
 
 _exc_handler:
diff --git a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S
index ee17792cb391ca3a485a8e27834b180fb81965d7..f5e55dd9657c9209ca72dd3346165a02ee38a12f 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf52x2/start.S
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ clear_bss:
 /* exception code */
 	.globl _fault
 _fault:
-	jmp _fault
+	bra _fault
 
 	.globl	_exc_handler
 _exc_handler:
diff --git a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/start.S b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
index fe98d76474af37aefb37c3a7bcab499e7db0faf4..583ed1d41ac1c50037878bc7805fb6edf1ce0671 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/cpu/mcf532x/start.S
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ clear_bss:
 /* exception code */
 	.globl _fault
 _fault:
-	jmp _fault
+	bra _fault
 	.globl	_exc_handler
 
 _exc_handler: