diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/gdb_machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/gdb_machdep.c
index 83b3245f4e69..a7f1de512e31 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/gdb_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/gdb_machdep.c
@@ -98,10 +98,7 @@ gdb_cpu_signal(int vector, int dummy __unused)
 		return (SIGTRAP);
 #endif
 
-	if (vector <= 255)
-		return (vector);
-	else
-		return (SIGEMT);
+	return (SIGEMT);
 }
 
 void