diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
index 1eeeb72c70158aa07775444e2fe160e4ef15223b..f0b08acda5ebf845084b33da895807bc86d65ab3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
@@ -347,23 +347,53 @@ static inline int __ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	__r;							\
 })
 
+static inline int pte_write(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return !!(pte_raw(pte) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_WRITE));
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
+#define pte_savedwrite pte_savedwrite
+static inline bool pte_savedwrite(pte_t pte)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Saved write ptes are prot none ptes that doesn't have
+	 * privileged bit sit. We mark prot none as one which has
+	 * present and pviliged bit set and RWX cleared. To mark
+	 * protnone which used to have _PAGE_WRITE set we clear
+	 * the privileged bit.
+	 */
+	return !(pte_raw(pte) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_RWX | _PAGE_PRIVILEGED));
+}
+#else
+#define pte_savedwrite pte_savedwrite
+static inline bool pte_savedwrite(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#endif
+
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_SET_WRPROTECT
 static inline void ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 				      pte_t *ptep)
 {
-	if ((pte_raw(*ptep) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_WRITE)) == 0)
-		return;
-
-	pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, _PAGE_WRITE, 0, 0);
+	if (pte_write(*ptep))
+		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, _PAGE_WRITE, 0, 0);
+	else if (unlikely(pte_savedwrite(*ptep)))
+		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, 0, _PAGE_PRIVILEGED, 0);
 }
 
 static inline void huge_ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm,
 					   unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
 {
-	if ((pte_raw(*ptep) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_WRITE)) == 0)
-		return;
-
-	pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, _PAGE_WRITE, 0, 1);
+	/*
+	 * We should not find protnone for hugetlb, but this complete the
+	 * interface.
+	 */
+	if (pte_write(*ptep))
+		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, _PAGE_WRITE, 0, 1);
+	else if (unlikely(pte_savedwrite(*ptep)))
+		pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, 0, _PAGE_PRIVILEGED, 1);
 }
 
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_GET_AND_CLEAR
@@ -397,11 +427,6 @@ static inline void pte_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 	pte_update(mm, addr, ptep, ~0UL, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static inline int pte_write(pte_t pte)
-{
-	return !!(pte_raw(pte) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_WRITE));
-}
-
 static inline int pte_dirty(pte_t pte)
 {
 	return !!(pte_raw(pte) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_DIRTY));
@@ -466,19 +491,6 @@ static inline pte_t pte_clear_savedwrite(pte_t pte)
 	return __pte(pte_val(pte) | _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
 }
 
-#define pte_savedwrite pte_savedwrite
-static inline bool pte_savedwrite(pte_t pte)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Saved write ptes are prot none ptes that doesn't have
-	 * privileged bit sit. We mark prot none as one which has
-	 * present and pviliged bit set and RWX cleared. To mark
-	 * protnone which used to have _PAGE_WRITE set we clear
-	 * the privileged bit.
-	 */
-	VM_BUG_ON(!pte_protnone(pte));
-	return !(pte_raw(pte) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_RWX | _PAGE_PRIVILEGED));
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING */
 
 static inline int pte_present(pte_t pte)
@@ -982,11 +994,10 @@ static inline int __pmdp_test_and_clear_young(struct mm_struct *mm,
 static inline void pmdp_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
 				      pmd_t *pmdp)
 {
-
-	if ((pmd_raw(*pmdp) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_WRITE)) == 0)
-		return;
-
-	pmd_hugepage_update(mm, addr, pmdp, _PAGE_WRITE, 0);
+	if (pmd_write((*pmdp)))
+		pmd_hugepage_update(mm, addr, pmdp, _PAGE_WRITE, 0);
+	else if (unlikely(pmd_savedwrite(*pmdp)))
+		pmd_hugepage_update(mm, addr, pmdp, 0, _PAGE_PRIVILEGED);
 }
 
 static inline int pmd_trans_huge(pmd_t pmd)