diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-hash64-64k.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-hash64-64k.h
index d836d945068d..b6d2d42f84b5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-hash64-64k.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pte-hash64-64k.h
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
 	(((pte) & _PAGE_COMBO)? MMU_PAGE_4K: MMU_PAGE_64K)
 
 #define remap_4k_pfn(vma, addr, pfn, prot)				\
-	remap_pfn_range((vma), (addr), (pfn), PAGE_SIZE,		\
-			__pgprot(pgprot_val((prot)) | _PAGE_4K_PFN))
+	(WARN_ON(((pfn) >= (1UL << (64 - PTE_RPN_SHIFT)))) ? -EINVAL :	\
+		remap_pfn_range((vma), (addr), (pfn), PAGE_SIZE,	\
+			__pgprot(pgprot_val((prot)) | _PAGE_4K_PFN)))
 
 #endif	/* __ASSEMBLY__ */