diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/mmu_context.h b/include/asm-ppc/mmu_context.h
index ccabbce39d85..afe26ffc2e2d 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/mmu_context.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/mmu_context.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ static inline void get_mmu_context(struct mm_struct *mm)
  */
 static inline void destroy_context(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
+	preempt_disable();
 	if (mm->context != NO_CONTEXT) {
 		clear_bit(mm->context, context_map);
 		mm->context = NO_CONTEXT;
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ static inline void destroy_context(struct mm_struct *mm)
 		atomic_inc(&nr_free_contexts);
 #endif
 	}
+	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 static inline void switch_mm(struct mm_struct *prev, struct mm_struct *next,