diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index 96163f4c3673..491be4179ddd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -805,8 +805,29 @@ early_initcall(disable_hardlockup_detector);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
 static enum l1d_flush_type enabled_flush_types;
 static void *l1d_flush_fallback_area;
+static bool no_rfi_flush;
 bool rfi_flush;
 
+static int __init handle_no_rfi_flush(char *p)
+{
+	pr_info("rfi-flush: disabled on command line.");
+	no_rfi_flush = true;
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("no_rfi_flush", handle_no_rfi_flush);
+
+/*
+ * The RFI flush is not KPTI, but because users will see doco that says to use
+ * nopti we hijack that option here to also disable the RFI flush.
+ */
+static int __init handle_no_pti(char *p)
+{
+	pr_info("rfi-flush: disabling due to 'nopti' on command line.\n");
+	handle_no_rfi_flush(NULL);
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("nopti", handle_no_pti);
+
 static void do_nothing(void *unused)
 {
 	/*
@@ -877,6 +898,7 @@ void __init setup_rfi_flush(enum l1d_flush_type types, bool enable)
 
 	enabled_flush_types = types;
 
-	rfi_flush_enable(enable);
+	if (!no_rfi_flush)
+		rfi_flush_enable(enable);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64 */