diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
index 663a4a861e7f..17936f82d3c7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rmhandlers.S
@@ -771,6 +771,9 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	/*
+	 * NOTE THAT THIS TRASHES ALL NON-VOLATILE REGISTERS INCLUDING CR
+	 */
 	bl	kvmppc_restore_tm
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_TM)
 #endif
@@ -1630,6 +1633,9 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_ARCH_300)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	/*
+	 * NOTE THAT THIS TRASHES ALL NON-VOLATILE REGISTERS INCLUDING CR
+	 */
 	bl	kvmppc_save_tm
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_TM)
 #endif
@@ -1749,7 +1755,10 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ARCH_300)
 	/*
 	 * Are we running hash or radix ?
 	 */
-	beq	cr2,3f
+	ld	r5, VCPU_KVM(r9)
+	lbz	r0, KVM_RADIX(r5)
+	cmpwi	cr2, r0, 0
+	beq	cr2, 3f
 
 	/* Radix: Handle the case where the guest used an illegal PID */
 	LOAD_REG_ADDR(r4, mmu_base_pid)
@@ -2466,6 +2475,9 @@ _GLOBAL(kvmppc_h_cede)		/* r3 = vcpu pointer, r11 = msr, r13 = paca */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	/*
+	 * NOTE THAT THIS TRASHES ALL NON-VOLATILE REGISTERS INCLUDING CR
+	 */
 	ld	r9, HSTATE_KVM_VCPU(r13)
 	bl	kvmppc_save_tm
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_TM)
@@ -2578,6 +2590,9 @@ kvm_end_cede:
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_TRANSACTIONAL_MEM
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+	/*
+	 * NOTE THAT THIS TRASHES ALL NON-VOLATILE REGISTERS INCLUDING CR
+	 */
 	bl	kvmppc_restore_tm
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_TM)
 #endif