diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
index 1de0f43a68e58..f55dc110f2ad6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hugetlbpage.c
@@ -61,12 +61,17 @@ static int __hugepte_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, hugepd_t *hpdp,
 		num_hugepd = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (!cachep) {
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "No page table cache created for hugetlb tables");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	new = kmem_cache_alloc(cachep, pgtable_gfp_flags(mm, GFP_KERNEL));
 
 	BUG_ON(pshift > HUGEPD_SHIFT_MASK);
 	BUG_ON((unsigned long)new & HUGEPD_SHIFT_MASK);
 
-	if (! new)
+	if (!new)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/*