diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h
index f959c00..d2cf949 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-4k.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #define H_PUD_TABLE_SIZE	(sizeof(pud_t) << H_PUD_INDEX_SIZE)
 #define H_PGD_TABLE_SIZE	(sizeof(pgd_t) << H_PGD_INDEX_SIZE)
 
+#define H_PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT	56
+#define H_PAGE_F_SECOND	_RPAGE_RSV2	/* HPTE is in 2ndary HPTEG */
+#define H_PAGE_F_GIX	(_RPAGE_RSV3 | _RPAGE_RSV4 | _RPAGE_RPN44)
 #define H_PAGE_BUSY	_RPAGE_RSV1     /* software: PTE & hash are busy */
 
 /* PTE flags to conserve for HPTE identification */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h
index 62e580c..c281f18 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash-64k.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 #define H_PAGE_COMBO	_RPAGE_RPN0 /* this is a combo 4k page */
 #define H_PAGE_4K_PFN	_RPAGE_RPN1 /* PFN is for a single 4k page */
-#define H_PAGE_BUSY	_RPAGE_RPN42     /* software: PTE & hash are busy */
+#define H_PAGE_BUSY	_RPAGE_RPN44     /* software: PTE & hash are busy */
 
 /*
  * We need to differentiate between explicit huge page and THP huge
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 #define H_PAGE_THP_HUGE  H_PAGE_4K_PFN
 
 /* PTE flags to conserve for HPTE identification */
-#define _PAGE_HPTEFLAGS (H_PAGE_BUSY | H_PAGE_F_SECOND | \
-			 H_PAGE_F_GIX | H_PAGE_HASHPTE | H_PAGE_COMBO)
+#define _PAGE_HPTEFLAGS (H_PAGE_BUSY | H_PAGE_HASHPTE | H_PAGE_COMBO)
 /*
  * we support 16 fragments per PTE page of 64K size.
  */
@@ -50,24 +49,22 @@ static inline real_pte_t __real_pte(pte_t pte, pte_t *ptep)
 	unsigned long *hidxp;
 
 	rpte.pte = pte;
-	rpte.hidx = 0;
-	if (pte_val(pte) & H_PAGE_COMBO) {
-		/*
-		 * Make sure we order the hidx load against the H_PAGE_COMBO
-		 * check. The store side ordering is done in __hash_page_4K
-		 */
-		smp_rmb();
-		hidxp = (unsigned long *)(ptep + PTRS_PER_PTE);
-		rpte.hidx = *hidxp;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that we do not read the hidx before we read
+	 * the pte. Because the writer side is  expected
+	 * to finish writing the hidx first followed by the pte,
+	 * by using smp_wmb().
+	 * pte_set_hash_slot() ensures that.
+	 */
+	smp_rmb();
+	hidxp = (unsigned long *)(ptep + PTRS_PER_PTE);
+	rpte.hidx = *hidxp;
 	return rpte;
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long __rpte_to_hidx(real_pte_t rpte, unsigned long index)
 {
-	if ((pte_val(rpte.pte) & H_PAGE_COMBO))
-		return (rpte.hidx >> (index<<2)) & 0xf;
-	return (pte_val(rpte.pte) >> H_PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT) & 0xf;
+	return ((rpte.hidx >> (index<<2)) & 0xfUL);
 }
 
 #define __rpte_to_pte(r)	((r).pte)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
index 2d72964..d27f885 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/hash.h
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
  *
  */
 #define H_PTE_NONE_MASK		_PAGE_HPTEFLAGS
-#define H_PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT	56
-#define H_PAGE_F_SECOND		_RPAGE_RSV2	/* HPTE is in 2ndary HPTEG */
-#define H_PAGE_F_GIX		(_RPAGE_RSV3 | _RPAGE_RSV4 | _RPAGE_RPN44)
 #define H_PAGE_HASHPTE		_RPAGE_RPN43	/* PTE has associated HPTE */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_64K_PAGES
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c
index e573bd3..0012618 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash64_64k.c
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ int __hash_page_64K(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access,
 		    unsigned long vsid, pte_t *ptep, unsigned long trap,
 		    unsigned long flags, int ssize)
 {
+	real_pte_t rpte;
+	unsigned long *hidxp;
 	unsigned long hpte_group;
 	unsigned long rflags, pa;
 	unsigned long old_pte, new_pte;
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ int __hash_page_64K(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access,
 	} while (!pte_xchg(ptep, __pte(old_pte), __pte(new_pte)));
 
 	rflags = htab_convert_pte_flags(new_pte);
+	rpte = __real_pte(__pte(old_pte), ptep);
 
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE) &&
 	    !cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE))
@@ -286,15 +289,17 @@ int __hash_page_64K(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access,
 
 	vpn  = hpt_vpn(ea, vsid, ssize);
 	if (unlikely(old_pte & H_PAGE_HASHPTE)) {
-		/*
-		 * There MIGHT be an HPTE for this pte
-		 */
+		unsigned long hash, slot, hidx;
+
 		hash = hpt_hash(vpn, shift, ssize);
-		if (old_pte & H_PAGE_F_SECOND)
+		hidx = __rpte_to_hidx(rpte, 0);
+		if (hidx & _PTEIDX_SECONDARY)
 			hash = ~hash;
 		slot = (hash & htab_hash_mask) * HPTES_PER_GROUP;
-		slot += (old_pte & H_PAGE_F_GIX) >> H_PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT;
-
+		slot += hidx & _PTEIDX_GROUP_IX;
+		/*
+		 * There MIGHT be an HPTE for this pte
+		 */
 		if (mmu_hash_ops.hpte_updatepp(slot, rflags, vpn, MMU_PAGE_64K,
 					       MMU_PAGE_64K, ssize,
 					       flags) == -1)
@@ -344,9 +349,18 @@ int __hash_page_64K(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access,
 					   MMU_PAGE_64K, MMU_PAGE_64K, old_pte);
 			return -1;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Insert slot number & secondary bit in PTE second half.
+		 */
+		hidxp = (unsigned long *)(ptep + PTRS_PER_PTE);
+		rpte.hidx &= ~(0xfUL);
+		*hidxp = rpte.hidx  | (slot & 0xfUL);
+		/*
+		 * check __real_pte for details on matching smp_rmb()
+		 */
+		smp_wmb();
 		new_pte = (new_pte & ~_PAGE_HPTEFLAGS) | H_PAGE_HASHPTE;
-		new_pte |= (slot << H_PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT) &
-			(H_PAGE_F_SECOND | H_PAGE_F_GIX);
 	}
 	*ptep = __pte(new_pte & ~H_PAGE_BUSY);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage-hash64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage-hash64.c
index a84bb44..6f7aee3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage-hash64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage-hash64.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ int __hash_page_huge(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access, unsigned long vsid,
 		     pte_t *ptep, unsigned long trap, unsigned long flags,
 		     int ssize, unsigned int shift, unsigned int mmu_psize)
 {
+	real_pte_t rpte;
+	unsigned long *hidxp;
 	unsigned long vpn;
 	unsigned long old_pte, new_pte;
 	unsigned long rflags, pa, sz;
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ int __hash_page_huge(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access, unsigned long vsid,
 	} while(!pte_xchg(ptep, __pte(old_pte), __pte(new_pte)));
 
 	rflags = htab_convert_pte_flags(new_pte);
+	rpte = __real_pte(__pte(old_pte), ptep);
 
 	sz = ((1UL) << shift);
 	if (!cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE))
@@ -71,13 +74,14 @@ int __hash_page_huge(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access, unsigned long vsid,
 	/* Check if pte already has an hpte (case 2) */
 	if (unlikely(old_pte & H_PAGE_HASHPTE)) {
 		/* There MIGHT be an HPTE for this pte */
-		unsigned long hash, slot;
+		unsigned long hash, slot, hidx;
 
 		hash = hpt_hash(vpn, shift, ssize);
-		if (old_pte & H_PAGE_F_SECOND)
+		hidx = __rpte_to_hidx(rpte, 0);
+		if (hidx & _PTEIDX_SECONDARY)
 			hash = ~hash;
 		slot = (hash & htab_hash_mask) * HPTES_PER_GROUP;
-		slot += (old_pte & H_PAGE_F_GIX) >> H_PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT;
+		slot += hidx & _PTEIDX_GROUP_IX;
 
 		if (mmu_hash_ops.hpte_updatepp(slot, rflags, vpn, mmu_psize,
 					       mmu_psize, ssize, flags) == -1)
@@ -106,8 +110,16 @@ int __hash_page_huge(unsigned long ea, unsigned long access, unsigned long vsid,
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		new_pte |= (slot << H_PAGE_F_GIX_SHIFT) &
-			(H_PAGE_F_SECOND | H_PAGE_F_GIX);
+		/*
+		 * Insert slot number & secondary bit in PTE second half.
+		 */
+		hidxp = (unsigned long *)(ptep + PTRS_PER_PTE);
+		rpte.hidx &= ~(0xfUL);
+		*hidxp = rpte.hidx  | (slot & 0xfUL);
+		/*
+		 * check __real_pte for details on matching smp_rmb()
+		 */
+		smp_wmb();
 	}
 
 	/*
