diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
index 93abf8a9813d..8e1588021d1c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ early_param("disable_radix", parse_disable_radix);
 void __init mmu_early_init_devtree(void)
 {
 	/* Disable radix mode based on kernel command line. */
-	if (disable_radix)
+	/* We don't yet have the machinery to do radix as a guest. */
+	if (disable_radix || !(mfmsr() & MSR_HV))
 		cur_cpu_spec->mmu_features &= ~MMU_FTR_TYPE_RADIX;
 
 	if (early_radix_enabled())