diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index 906d43463366..00c68e7fb11e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@ int raw_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
 #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct vm_struct *, text_poke_area);
 
+static int map_patch_area(void *addr, unsigned long text_poke_addr);
+static void unmap_patch_area(unsigned long addr);
+
 static int text_area_cpu_up(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct vm_struct *area;
+	unsigned long addr;
+	int err;
 
 	area = get_vm_area(PAGE_SIZE, VM_ALLOC);
 	if (!area) {
@@ -53,6 +58,15 @@ static int text_area_cpu_up(unsigned int cpu)
 			cpu);
 		return -1;
 	}
+
+	// Map/unmap the area to ensure all page tables are pre-allocated
+	addr = (unsigned long)area->addr;
+	err = map_patch_area(empty_zero_page, addr);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	unmap_patch_area(addr);
+
 	this_cpu_write(text_poke_area, area);
 
 	return 0;