diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/tm.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/tm.S
index 2da67e7a16d5..51be8fb24803 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/tm.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/tm.S
@@ -112,9 +112,18 @@ _GLOBAL(tm_reclaim)
 	std	r3, STACK_PARAM(0)(r1)
 	SAVE_NVGPRS(r1)
 
+	/* We need to setup MSR for VSX register save instructions.  Here we
+	 * also clear the MSR RI since when we do the treclaim, we won't have a
+	 * valid kernel pointer for a while.  We clear RI here as it avoids
+	 * adding another mtmsr closer to the treclaim.  This makes the region
+	 * maked as non-recoverable wider than it needs to be but it saves on
+	 * inserting another mtmsrd later.
+	 */
 	mfmsr	r14
 	mr	r15, r14
 	ori	r15, r15, MSR_FP
+	li	r16, MSR_RI
+	andc	r15, r15, r16
 	oris	r15, r15, MSR_VEC@h
 #ifdef CONFIG_VSX
 	BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
@@ -349,9 +358,10 @@ restore_gprs:
 	mtcr	r5
 	mtxer	r6
 
-	/* MSR and flags:  We don't change CRs, and we don't need to alter
-	 * MSR.
+	/* Clear the MSR RI since we are about to change R1.  EE is already off
 	 */
+	li	r4, 0
+	mtmsrd	r4, 1
 
 	REST_4GPRS(0, r7)			/* GPR0-3 */
 	REST_GPR(4, r7)				/* GPR4-6 */
@@ -377,6 +387,10 @@ restore_gprs:
 	GET_PACA(r13)
 	GET_SCRATCH0(r1)
 
+	/* R1 is restored, so we are recoverable again.  EE is still off */
+	li	r4, MSR_RI
+	mtmsrd	r4, 1
+
 	REST_NVGPRS(r1)
 
 	addi    r1, r1, TM_FRAME_SIZE