diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgalloc-64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgalloc-64.h
index b66ae722a8e9..f65e27b09bd3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgalloc-64.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgalloc-64.h
@@ -221,17 +221,17 @@ static inline void __pte_free_tlb(struct mmu_gather *tlb, pgtable_t table,
 
 static inline pmd_t *pmd_alloc_one(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	return kmem_cache_alloc(PGT_CACHE(PMD_INDEX_SIZE),
+	return kmem_cache_alloc(PGT_CACHE(PMD_CACHE_INDEX),
 				GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_REPEAT);
 }
 
 static inline void pmd_free(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd)
 {
-	kmem_cache_free(PGT_CACHE(PMD_INDEX_SIZE), pmd);
+	kmem_cache_free(PGT_CACHE(PMD_CACHE_INDEX), pmd);
 }
 
 #define __pmd_free_tlb(tlb, pmd, addr)		      \
-	pgtable_free_tlb(tlb, pmd, PMD_INDEX_SIZE)
+	pgtable_free_tlb(tlb, pmd, PMD_CACHE_INDEX)
 #ifndef CONFIG_PPC_64K_PAGES
 #define __pud_free_tlb(tlb, pud, addr)		      \
 	pgtable_free_tlb(tlb, pud, PUD_INDEX_SIZE)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64-64k.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64-64k.h
index 45142d640720..a56b82fb0609 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64-64k.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64-64k.h
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 #define PGDIR_MASK	(~(PGDIR_SIZE-1))
 
 /* Bits to mask out from a PMD to get to the PTE page */
-#define PMD_MASKED_BITS		0x1ff
+/* PMDs point to PTE table fragments which are 4K aligned.  */
+#define PMD_MASKED_BITS		0xfff
 /* Bits to mask out from a PGD/PUD to get to the PMD page */
 #define PUD_MASKED_BITS		0x1ff
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h
index e3d55f6f24fe..ab843328b47f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable-ppc64.h
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
                 	    PUD_INDEX_SIZE + PGD_INDEX_SIZE + PAGE_SHIFT)
 #define PGTABLE_RANGE (ASM_CONST(1) << PGTABLE_EADDR_SIZE)
 
-
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
+#define PMD_CACHE_INDEX	(PMD_INDEX_SIZE + 1)
+#else
+#define PMD_CACHE_INDEX	PMD_INDEX_SIZE
+#endif
 /*
  * Define the address range of the kernel non-linear virtual area
  */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
index a90b9c458990..d0cd9e4c6837 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ static void pgd_ctor(void *addr)
 
 static void pmd_ctor(void *addr)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
+	memset(addr, 0, PMD_TABLE_SIZE * 2);
+#else
 	memset(addr, 0, PMD_TABLE_SIZE);
+#endif
 }
 
 struct kmem_cache *pgtable_cache[MAX_PGTABLE_INDEX_SIZE];
@@ -137,10 +141,9 @@ void pgtable_cache_add(unsigned shift, void (*ctor)(void *))
 void pgtable_cache_init(void)
 {
 	pgtable_cache_add(PGD_INDEX_SIZE, pgd_ctor);
-	pgtable_cache_add(PMD_INDEX_SIZE, pmd_ctor);
-	if (!PGT_CACHE(PGD_INDEX_SIZE) || !PGT_CACHE(PMD_INDEX_SIZE))
+	pgtable_cache_add(PMD_CACHE_INDEX, pmd_ctor);
+	if (!PGT_CACHE(PGD_INDEX_SIZE) || !PGT_CACHE(PMD_CACHE_INDEX))
 		panic("Couldn't allocate pgtable caches");
-
 	/* In all current configs, when the PUD index exists it's the
 	 * same size as either the pgd or pmd index.  Verify that the
 	 * initialization above has also created a PUD cache.  This