diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h
index 0cd8a3852763292eabe905b33960f888e875c978..e5805ad78e127ba456ba305abf09d30fdc38c5f4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static inline int hugepd_ok(hugepd_t hpd)
 	return ((hpd_val(hpd) & 0x4) != 0);
 #else
 	/* We clear the top bit to indicate hugepd */
-	return ((hpd_val(hpd) & PD_HUGE) ==  0);
+	return (hpd_val(hpd) && (hpd_val(hpd) & PD_HUGE) == 0);
 #endif
 }