diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index 6a501b25dd85..faf00222b324 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -243,13 +243,19 @@ static void cpu_ready_for_interrupts(void)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Fixup HFSCR:TM based on CPU features. The bit is set by our
-	 * early asm init because at that point we haven't updated our
-	 * CPU features from firmware and device-tree. Here we have,
-	 * so let's do it.
+	 * Set HFSCR:TM based on CPU features:
+	 * In the special case of TM no suspend (P9N DD2.1), Linux is
+	 * told TM is off via the dt-ftrs but told to (partially) use
+	 * it via OPAL_REINIT_CPUS_TM_SUSPEND_DISABLED. So HFSCR[TM]
+	 * will be off from dt-ftrs but we need to turn it on for the
+	 * no suspend case.
 	 */
-	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HVMODE) && !cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_TM_COMP))
-		mtspr(SPRN_HFSCR, mfspr(SPRN_HFSCR) & ~HFSCR_TM);
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HVMODE)) {
+		if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_TM_COMP))
+			mtspr(SPRN_HFSCR, mfspr(SPRN_HFSCR) | HFSCR_TM);
+		else
+			mtspr(SPRN_HFSCR, mfspr(SPRN_HFSCR) & ~HFSCR_TM);
+	}
 
 	/* Set IR and DR in PACA MSR */
 	get_paca()->kernel_msr = MSR_KERNEL;