diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_native.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_native.c
index 9342e79870dfd4..430d1d935a7cb5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_native.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_native.c
@@ -328,10 +328,12 @@ static long native_hpte_insert(unsigned long hpte_group, unsigned long vpn,
 
 static long native_hpte_remove(unsigned long hpte_group)
 {
+	unsigned long hpte_v, flags;
 	struct hash_pte *hptep;
 	int i;
 	int slot_offset;
-	unsigned long hpte_v;
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	DBG_LOW("    remove(group=%lx)\n", hpte_group);
 
@@ -356,13 +358,16 @@ static long native_hpte_remove(unsigned long hpte_group)
 		slot_offset &= 0x7;
 	}
 
-	if (i == HPTES_PER_GROUP)
-		return -1;
+	if (i == HPTES_PER_GROUP) {
+		i = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/* Invalidate the hpte. NOTE: this also unlocks it */
 	release_hpte_lock();
 	hptep->v = 0;
-
+out:
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return i;
 }