diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
index f5f2c6bf5856..8355398f0bb6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_hv.c
@@ -1419,16 +1419,20 @@ static void resize_hpt_pivot(struct kvm_resize_hpt *resize)
 
 static void resize_hpt_release(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_resize_hpt *resize)
 {
-	BUG_ON(kvm->arch.resize_hpt != resize);
+	if (WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&kvm->lock)))
+		return;
 
 	if (!resize)
 		return;
 
-	if (resize->hpt.virt)
-		kvmppc_free_hpt(&resize->hpt);
+	if (resize->error != -EBUSY) {
+		if (resize->hpt.virt)
+			kvmppc_free_hpt(&resize->hpt);
+		kfree(resize);
+	}
 
-	kvm->arch.resize_hpt = NULL;
-	kfree(resize);
+	if (kvm->arch.resize_hpt == resize)
+		kvm->arch.resize_hpt = NULL;
 }
 
 static void resize_hpt_prepare_work(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -1437,26 +1441,42 @@ static void resize_hpt_prepare_work(struct work_struct *work)
 						     struct kvm_resize_hpt,
 						     work);
 	struct kvm *kvm = resize->kvm;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(resize->error != -EBUSY))
 		return;
 
-	resize_hpt_debug(resize, "resize_hpt_prepare_work(): order = %d\n",
-			 resize->order);
-
-	err = resize_hpt_allocate(resize);
-
-	/* We have strict assumption about -EBUSY
-	 * when preparing for HPT resize.
-	 */
-	if (WARN_ON(err == -EBUSY))
-		err = -EINPROGRESS;
-
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 
+	/* Request is still current? */
+	if (kvm->arch.resize_hpt == resize) {
+		/* We may request large allocations here:
+		 * do not sleep with kvm->lock held for a while.
+		 */
+		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+
+		resize_hpt_debug(resize, "resize_hpt_prepare_work(): order = %d\n",
+				 resize->order);
+
+		err = resize_hpt_allocate(resize);
+
+		/* We have strict assumption about -EBUSY
+		 * when preparing for HPT resize.
+		 */
+		if (WARN_ON(err == -EBUSY))
+			err = -EINPROGRESS;
+
+		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
+		/* It is possible that kvm->arch.resize_hpt != resize
+		 * after we grab kvm->lock again.
+		 */
+	}
+
 	resize->error = err;
 
+	if (kvm->arch.resize_hpt != resize)
+		resize_hpt_release(kvm, resize);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 }