diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_utils.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_utils.c
index 919a861a8ec06f..d07fcafd6c9cf7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_utils.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_utils.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/libfdt.h>
 #include <linux/pkeys.h>
 #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
 
 #include <asm/debugfs.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
@@ -1928,10 +1929,16 @@ static int hpt_order_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 
 static int hpt_order_set(void *data, u64 val)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	if (!mmu_hash_ops.resize_hpt)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return mmu_hash_ops.resize_hpt(val);
+	cpus_read_lock();
+	ret = mmu_hash_ops.resize_hpt(val);
+	cpus_read_unlock();
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE(fops_hpt_order, hpt_order_get, hpt_order_set, "%llu\n");
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index 1034ef1fe2b454..557d592685561f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -859,7 +859,10 @@ static int pseries_lpar_resize_hpt_commit(void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Must be called in user context */
+/*
+ * Must be called in process context. The caller must hold the
+ * cpus_lock.
+ */
 static int pseries_lpar_resize_hpt(unsigned long shift)
 {
 	struct hpt_resize_state state = {
@@ -913,7 +916,8 @@ static int pseries_lpar_resize_hpt(unsigned long shift)
 
 	t1 = ktime_get();
 
-	rc = stop_machine(pseries_lpar_resize_hpt_commit, &state, NULL);
+	rc = stop_machine_cpuslocked(pseries_lpar_resize_hpt_commit,
+				     &state, NULL);
 
 	t2 = ktime_get();