diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index cde3f5a4b3e4..36d72e9faddf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ static void collect_piggybacks(struct core_info *cip, int target_threads)
 		if (!spin_trylock(&pvc->lock))
 			continue;
 		prepare_threads(pvc);
-		if (!pvc->n_runnable) {
+		if (!pvc->n_runnable || !pvc->kvm->arch.mmu_ready) {
 			list_del_init(&pvc->preempt_list);
 			if (pvc->runner == NULL) {
 				pvc->vcore_state = VCORE_INACTIVE;
@@ -2881,15 +2881,20 @@ static void collect_piggybacks(struct core_info *cip, int target_threads)
 	spin_unlock(&lp->lock);
 }
 
-static bool recheck_signals(struct core_info *cip)
+static bool recheck_signals_and_mmu(struct core_info *cip)
 {
 	int sub, i;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+	struct kvmppc_vcore *vc;
 
-	for (sub = 0; sub < cip->n_subcores; ++sub)
-		for_each_runnable_thread(i, vcpu, cip->vc[sub])
+	for (sub = 0; sub < cip->n_subcores; ++sub) {
+		vc = cip->vc[sub];
+		if (!vc->kvm->arch.mmu_ready)
+			return true;
+		for_each_runnable_thread(i, vcpu, vc)
 			if (signal_pending(vcpu->arch.run_task))
 				return true;
+	}
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -3119,7 +3124,7 @@ static noinline void kvmppc_run_core(struct kvmppc_vcore *vc)
 	local_irq_disable();
 	hard_irq_disable();
 	if (lazy_irq_pending() || need_resched() ||
-	    recheck_signals(&core_info) || !vc->kvm->arch.mmu_ready) {
+	    recheck_signals_and_mmu(&core_info)) {
 		local_irq_enable();
 		vc->vcore_state = VCORE_INACTIVE;
 		/* Unlock all except the primary vcore */