diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
index 04fd55a6e4613..d6c1c85ff1c61 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/init_64.c
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ void update_mmu_cache(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address, pte_t *
 
 	mm = vma->vm_mm;
 
+	/* Don't insert a non-valid PTE into the TSB, we'll deadlock.  */
+	if (!pte_accessible(mm, pte))
+		return;
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&mm->context.lock, flags);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE) || defined(CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE)