diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index d67db4b..6bf8459 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -563,8 +563,10 @@ static void hugetlb_free_pmd_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pud_t *pud,
                 */
                next = addr + (1 << hugepd_shift(*(hugepd_t *)pmd));
 #endif
+               preempt_disable();
                free_hugepd_range(tlb, (hugepd_t *)pmd, PMD_SHIFT,
                                  addr, next, floor, ceiling);
+               preempt_enable();
        } while (addr = next, addr != end);
 
        start &= PUD_MASK;