diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
index 254687258f42b1..f2c5c26869f1a4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
@@ -132,7 +132,11 @@ static inline bool pfn_valid(unsigned long pfn)
 #define virt_to_page(kaddr)	pfn_to_page(virt_to_pfn(kaddr))
 #define pfn_to_kaddr(pfn)	__va((pfn) << PAGE_SHIFT)
 
-#define virt_addr_valid(kaddr)	pfn_valid(virt_to_pfn(kaddr))
+#define virt_addr_valid(vaddr)	({					\
+	unsigned long _addr = (unsigned long)vaddr;			\
+	_addr >= PAGE_OFFSET && _addr < (unsigned long)high_memory &&	\
+	pfn_valid(virt_to_pfn(_addr));					\
+})
 
 /*
  * On Book-E parts we need __va to parse the device tree and we can't