diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
index e592e65e7665..49285b147afe 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/interrupt.h
@@ -285,18 +285,24 @@ static inline void interrupt_nmi_enter_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, struct inte
 	/*
 	 * Do not use nmi_enter() for pseries hash guest taking a real-mode
 	 * NMI because not everything it touches is within the RMA limit.
+	 *
+	 * Likewise, do not use it in real mode if percpu first chunk is not
+	 * embedded. With CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK enabled there
+	 * are chances where percpu allocation can come from vmalloc area.
 	 */
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) ||
+	if ((!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) ||
 			!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR) ||
-			radix_enabled() || (mfmsr() & MSR_DR))
+			radix_enabled() || (mfmsr() & MSR_DR)) &&
+			!percpu_first_chunk_is_paged)
 		nmi_enter();
 }
 
 static inline void interrupt_nmi_exit_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, struct interrupt_nmi_state *state)
 {
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) ||
+	if ((!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) ||
 			!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR) ||
-			radix_enabled() || (mfmsr() & MSR_DR))
+			radix_enabled() || (mfmsr() & MSR_DR)) &&
+			!percpu_first_chunk_is_paged)
 		nmi_exit();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/percpu.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/percpu.h
index 8e5b7d0b851c..634970ce13c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/percpu.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/percpu.h
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 #endif /* __powerpc64__ */
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_NEED_PER_CPU_PAGE_FIRST_CHUNK) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+#include <linux/jump_label.h>
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged);
+
+#define percpu_first_chunk_is_paged	\
+		(static_key_enabled(&__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged.key))
+#else
+#define percpu_first_chunk_is_paged	false
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPC64 && CONFIG_SMP */
+
 #include <asm-generic/percpu.h>
 
 #include <asm/paca.h>
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index eaa79a0996d1..37d5683ab298 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -825,6 +825,7 @@ static int pcpu_cpu_distance(unsigned int from, unsigned int to)
 
 unsigned long __per_cpu_offset[NR_CPUS] __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__per_cpu_offset);
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged);
 
 static void __init pcpu_populate_pte(unsigned long addr)
 {
@@ -904,6 +905,7 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 	if (rc < 0)
 		panic("cannot initialize percpu area (err=%d)", rc);
 
+	static_key_enable(&__percpu_first_chunk_is_paged.key);
 	delta = (unsigned long)pcpu_base_addr - (unsigned long)__per_cpu_start;
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
                 __per_cpu_offset[cpu] = delta + pcpu_unit_offsets[cpu];