diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/slice.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/slice.c
index 03681042b807..c0b58afb9a47 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/slice.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/slice.c
@@ -276,20 +276,18 @@ static bool slice_scan_available(unsigned long addr,
 }
 
 static unsigned long slice_find_area_bottomup(struct mm_struct *mm,
-					      unsigned long len,
+					      unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 					      const struct slice_mask *available,
 					      int psize, unsigned long high_limit)
 {
 	int pshift = max_t(int, mmu_psize_defs[psize].shift, PAGE_SHIFT);
-	unsigned long addr, found, next_end;
+	unsigned long found, next_end;
 	struct vm_unmapped_area_info info;
 
 	info.flags = 0;
 	info.length = len;
 	info.align_mask = PAGE_MASK & ((1ul << pshift) - 1);
 	info.align_offset = 0;
-
-	addr = TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE;
 	/*
 	 * Check till the allow max value for this mmap request
 	 */
@@ -322,12 +320,12 @@ static unsigned long slice_find_area_bottomup(struct mm_struct *mm,
 }
 
 static unsigned long slice_find_area_topdown(struct mm_struct *mm,
-					     unsigned long len,
+					     unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
 					     const struct slice_mask *available,
 					     int psize, unsigned long high_limit)
 {
 	int pshift = max_t(int, mmu_psize_defs[psize].shift, PAGE_SHIFT);
-	unsigned long addr, found, prev;
+	unsigned long found, prev;
 	struct vm_unmapped_area_info info;
 	unsigned long min_addr = max(PAGE_SIZE, mmap_min_addr);
 
@@ -335,8 +333,6 @@ static unsigned long slice_find_area_topdown(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	info.length = len;
 	info.align_mask = PAGE_MASK & ((1ul << pshift) - 1);
 	info.align_offset = 0;
-
-	addr = mm->mmap_base;
 	/*
 	 * If we are trying to allocate above DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW
 	 * Add the different to the mmap_base.
@@ -377,7 +373,7 @@ static unsigned long slice_find_area_topdown(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	 * can happen with large stack limits and large mmap()
 	 * allocations.
 	 */
-	return slice_find_area_bottomup(mm, len, available, psize, high_limit);
+	return slice_find_area_bottomup(mm, TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE, len, available, psize, high_limit);
 }
 
 
@@ -386,9 +382,9 @@ static unsigned long slice_find_area(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long len,
 				     int topdown, unsigned long high_limit)
 {
 	if (topdown)
-		return slice_find_area_topdown(mm, len, mask, psize, high_limit);
+		return slice_find_area_topdown(mm, mm->mmap_base, len, mask, psize, high_limit);
 	else
-		return slice_find_area_bottomup(mm, len, mask, psize, high_limit);
+		return slice_find_area_bottomup(mm, mm->mmap_base, len, mask, psize, high_limit);
 }
 
 static inline void slice_copy_mask(struct slice_mask *dst,
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmap.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmap.c
index 5972d619d274..d9eae456558a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mmap.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm, struct rlimit *rlim_stack)
 	 * bit is set, or if the expected stack growth is unlimited:
 	 */
 	if (mmap_is_legacy(rlim_stack)) {
-		mm->mmap_base = TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE;
+		mm->mmap_base = TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE + random_factor;
 		mm->get_unmapped_area = arch_get_unmapped_area;
 	} else {
 		mm->mmap_base = mmap_base(random_factor, rlim_stack);