diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_iommu.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_iommu.c
index 85b4e9f5c615..e7a9c4f6bfca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_iommu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_iommu.c
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ static long mm_iommu_do_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long ua,
 	struct mm_iommu_table_group_mem_t *mem;
 	long i, ret, locked_entries = 0;
 	unsigned int pageshift;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned long cur_ua;
 
 	mutex_lock(&mem_list_mutex);
 
@@ -167,22 +165,14 @@ static long mm_iommu_do_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long ua,
 	for (i = 0; i < entries; ++i) {
 		struct page *page = mem->hpages[i];
 
-		cur_ua = ua + (i << PAGE_SHIFT);
-		if (mem->pageshift > PAGE_SHIFT && PageCompound(page)) {
-			pte_t *pte;
+		/*
+		 * Allow to use larger than 64k IOMMU pages. Only do that
+		 * if we are backed by hugetlb.
+		 */
+		if ((mem->pageshift > PAGE_SHIFT) && PageHuge(page)) {
 			struct page *head = compound_head(page);
-			unsigned int compshift = compound_order(head);
-			unsigned int pteshift;
 
-			local_irq_save(flags); /* disables as well */
-			pte = find_linux_pte(mm->pgd, cur_ua, NULL, &pteshift);
-
-			/* Double check it is still the same pinned page */
-			if (pte && pte_page(*pte) == head &&
-			    pteshift == compshift + PAGE_SHIFT)
-				pageshift = max_t(unsigned int, pteshift,
-						PAGE_SHIFT);
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
+			pageshift = compound_order(head) + PAGE_SHIFT;
 		}
 		mem->pageshift = min(mem->pageshift, pageshift);
 		/*