diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
index f023719f6459..451bfcd5502e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig
@@ -29,4 +29,15 @@ config PS3_DYNAMIC_DMA
 	  This support is mainly for Linux kernel development.  If unsure,
 	  say N.
 
+config PS3_USE_LPAR_ADDR
+	depends on PPC_PS3 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "PS3 use lpar address space"
+	default y
+	help
+	  This option is solely for experimentation by experts.  Disables
+	  translation of lpar addresses.  SPE support currently won't work
+	  without this set to y.
+
+	  If you have any doubt, choose the default y.
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/sparsemem.h b/include/asm-powerpc/sparsemem.h
index 38b1ea3b58fd..48ad807a0b8a 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/sparsemem.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/sparsemem.h
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@
  * MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS		2^N: how much memory we can have in that space
  */
 #define SECTION_SIZE_BITS       24
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_PS3_USE_LPAR_ADDR)
+#define MAX_PHYSADDR_BITS       47
+#define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS        47
+#else
 #define MAX_PHYSADDR_BITS       44
 #define MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS        44
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 extern void create_section_mapping(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);