diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
index d20aecc52ece..f3736fcd98fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/ras.c
@@ -468,7 +468,15 @@ static struct rtas_error_log *fwnmi_get_errinfo(struct pt_regs *regs)
  */
 static void fwnmi_release_errinfo(void)
 {
-	int ret = rtas_call(ibm_nmi_interlock_token, 0, 1, NULL);
+	struct rtas_args rtas_args;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * On pseries, the machine check stack is limited to under 4GB, so
+	 * args can be on-stack.
+	 */
+	rtas_call_unlocked(&rtas_args, ibm_nmi_interlock_token, 0, 1, NULL);
+	ret = be32_to_cpu(rtas_args.rets[0]);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "FWNMI: nmi-interlock failed: %d\n", ret);
 }