diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_native_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_native_64.c
index d873f6507f72..40e05e7f43de 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_native_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_native_64.c
@@ -550,7 +550,11 @@ static void hpte_decode(struct hash_pte *hpte, unsigned long slot,
 		}
 	}
 	/* This works for all page sizes, and for 256M and 1T segments */
-	*ssize = hpte_v >> HPTE_V_SSIZE_SHIFT;
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_300))
+		*ssize = hpte_r >> HPTE_R_3_0_SSIZE_SHIFT;
+	else
+		*ssize = hpte_v >> HPTE_V_SSIZE_SHIFT;
+
 	shift = mmu_psize_defs[size].shift;
 
 	avpn = (HPTE_V_AVPN_VAL(hpte_v) & ~mmu_psize_defs[size].avpnm);