diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint_constraints.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint_constraints.c
index a74623025f3a..9e51801c4915 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint_constraints.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/hw_breakpoint_constraints.c
@@ -131,8 +131,13 @@ void wp_get_instr_detail(struct pt_regs *regs, ppc_inst_t *instr,
 			 int *type, int *size, unsigned long *ea)
 {
 	struct instruction_op op;
+	int err;
 
-	if (__get_user_instr(*instr, (void __user *)regs->nip))
+	pagefault_disable();
+	err = __get_user_instr(*instr, (void __user *)regs->nip);
+	pagefault_enable();
+
+	if (err)
 		return;
 
 	analyse_instr(&op, regs, *instr);