diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c
index a587e8f4fd26..4b4e927c4822 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c
@@ -177,12 +177,15 @@ map_again:
 	ret = mmu_hash_ops.hpte_insert(hpteg, vpn, hpaddr, rflags, vflags,
 				       hpsize, hpsize, MMU_SEGSIZE_256M);
 
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret == -1) {
 		/* If we couldn't map a primary PTE, try a secondary */
 		hash = ~hash;
 		vflags ^= HPTE_V_SECONDARY;
 		attempt++;
 		goto map_again;
+	} else if (ret < 0) {
+		r = -EIO;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	} else {
 		trace_kvm_book3s_64_mmu_map(rflags, hpteg,
 					    vpn, hpaddr, orig_pte);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index 633502f52bbb..ce437b98477e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -625,7 +625,11 @@ int kvmppc_handle_pagefault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			kvmppc_mmu_unmap_page(vcpu, &pte);
 		}
 		/* The guest's PTE is not mapped yet. Map on the host */
-		kvmppc_mmu_map_page(vcpu, &pte, iswrite);
+		if (kvmppc_mmu_map_page(vcpu, &pte, iswrite) == -EIO) {
+			/* Exit KVM if mapping failed */
+			run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+			return RESUME_HOST;
+		}
 		if (data)
 			vcpu->stat.sp_storage++;
 		else if (vcpu->arch.mmu.is_dcbz32(vcpu) &&