diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
index f0b08acda5eb..ec1e731e6a2d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static inline int __ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	__r;							\
 })
 
-static inline int pte_write(pte_t pte)
+static inline int __pte_write(pte_t pte)
 {
 	return !!(pte_raw(pte) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_WRITE));
 }
@@ -373,11 +373,16 @@ static inline bool pte_savedwrite(pte_t pte)
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline int pte_write(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return __pte_write(pte) || pte_savedwrite(pte);
+}
+
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_SET_WRPROTECT
 static inline void ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 				      pte_t *ptep)
 {
-	if (pte_write(*ptep))
+	if (__pte_write(*ptep))
 		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, _PAGE_WRITE, 0, 0);
 	else if (unlikely(pte_savedwrite(*ptep)))
 		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, 0, _PAGE_PRIVILEGED, 0);
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ static inline void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	 * We should not find protnone for hugetlb, but this complete the
 	 * interface.
 	 */
-	if (pte_write(*ptep))
+	if (__pte_write(*ptep))
 		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, _PAGE_WRITE, 0, 1);
 	else if (unlikely(pte_savedwrite(*ptep)))
 		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, 0, _PAGE_PRIVILEGED, 1);
@@ -490,7 +495,13 @@ static inline pte_t pte_clear_savedwrite(pte_t pte)
 	VM_BUG_ON(!pte_protnone(pte));
 	return __pte(pte_val(pte) | _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
 }
-
+#else
+#define pte_clear_savedwrite pte_clear_savedwrite
+static inline pte_t pte_clear_savedwrite(pte_t pte)
+{
+	VM_WARN_ON(1);
+	return __pte(pte_val(pte) & ~_PAGE_WRITE);
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING */
 
 static inline int pte_present(pte_t pte)
@@ -518,6 +529,8 @@ static inline unsigned long pte_pfn(pte_t pte)
 /* Generic modifiers for PTE bits */
 static inline pte_t pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
 {
+	if (unlikely(pte_savedwrite(pte)))
+		return pte_clear_savedwrite(pte);
 	return __pte(pte_val(pte) & ~_PAGE_WRITE);
 }
 
@@ -938,6 +951,7 @@ static inline int pmd_protnone(pmd_t pmd)
 
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_PMD_WRITE
 #define pmd_write(pmd)		pte_write(pmd_pte(pmd))
+#define __pmd_write(pmd)	__pte_write(pmd_pte(pmd))
 #define pmd_savedwrite(pmd)	pte_savedwrite(pmd_pte(pmd))
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
@@ -994,7 +1008,7 @@ static inline int __pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct mm_struct *mm,
 static inline void pmdp_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 				      pmd_t *pmdp)
 {
-	if (pmd_write((*pmdp)))
+	if (__pmd_write((*pmdp)))
 		pmd_hugepage_update(mm, addr, pmdp, _PAGE_WRITE, 0);
 	else if (unlikely(pmd_savedwrite(*pmdp)))
 		pmd_hugepage_update(mm, addr, pmdp, 0, _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
index f3158fb16de3..8c68145ba1bd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ int kvmppc_book3s_hv_page_fault(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 							 hva, NULL, NULL);
 			if (ptep) {
 				pte = kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(ptep, 1);
-				if (pte_write(pte))
+				if (__pte_write(pte))
 					write_ok = 1;
 			}
 			local_irq_restore(flags);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
index 6fca970373ee..ce6f2121fffe 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ long kvmppc_do_h_enter(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long flags,
 		}
 		pte = kvmppc_read_update_linux_pte(ptep, writing);
 		if (pte_present(pte) && !pte_protnone(pte)) {
-			if (writing && !pte_write(pte))
+			if (writing && !__pte_write(pte))
 				/* make the actual HPTE be read-only */
 				ptel = hpte_make_readonly(ptel);
 			is_ci = pte_ci(pte);