diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_htab.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_htab.c
index 81467ff055c8..2e67bd840e01 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_htab.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/beat_htab.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static long beat_lpar_hpte_insert(unsigned long hpte_group,
 	if (!(vflags & HPTE_V_BOLTED))
 		DBG_LOW(" hpte_v=%016lx, hpte_r=%016lx\n", hpte_v, hpte_r);
 
-	if (rflags & (_PAGE_GUARDED|_PAGE_NO_CACHE))
+	if (rflags & _PAGE_NO_CACHE)
 		hpte_r &= ~_PAGE_COHERENT;
 
 	spin_lock(&beat_htab_lock);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ static long beat_lpar_hpte_insert_v3(unsigned long hpte_group,
 	if (!(vflags & HPTE_V_BOLTED))
 		DBG_LOW(" hpte_v=%016lx, hpte_r=%016lx\n", hpte_v, hpte_r);
 
-	if (rflags & (_PAGE_GUARDED|_PAGE_NO_CACHE))
+	if (rflags & _PAGE_NO_CACHE)
 		hpte_r &= ~_PAGE_COHERENT;
 
 	/* insert into not-volted entry */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
index 38b5927b3629..52a80e5840e8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/lpar.c
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ static long pSeries_lpar_hpte_insert(unsigned long hpte_group,
 	flags = 0;
 
 	/* Make pHyp happy */
-	if ((rflags & _PAGE_GUARDED) ||
-	    ((rflags & _PAGE_NO_CACHE) & !(rflags & _PAGE_WRITETHRU)))
+	if ((rflags & _PAGE_NO_CACHE) & !(rflags & _PAGE_WRITETHRU))
 		hpte_r &= ~_PAGE_COHERENT;
 
 	lpar_rc = plpar_pte_enter(flags, hpte_group, hpte_v, hpte_r, &slot);