diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c
index 70c4025406d8..271f1c3d8443 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_radix.c
@@ -813,12 +813,12 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_instantiate_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	 * Read the PTE from the process' radix tree and use that
 	 * so we get the shift and attribute bits.
 	 */
-	local_irq_disable();
-	ptep = __find_linux_pte(vcpu->arch.pgdir, hva, NULL, &shift);
+	spin_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+	ptep = find_kvm_host_pte(kvm, mmu_seq, hva, &shift);
 	pte = __pte(0);
 	if (ptep)
-		pte = *ptep;
-	local_irq_enable();
+		pte = READ_ONCE(*ptep);
+	spin_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
 	/*
 	 * If the PTE disappeared temporarily due to a THP
 	 * collapse, just return and let the guest try again.