diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
index 2e6ada28da64..c9bfe526ca9d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
@@ -1258,21 +1258,13 @@ extern pmd_t pmdp_invalidate(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 
 #define pmd_move_must_withdraw pmd_move_must_withdraw
 struct spinlock;
-static inline int pmd_move_must_withdraw(struct spinlock *new_pmd_ptl,
-					 struct spinlock *old_pmd_ptl,
-					 struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	if (radix_enabled())
-		return false;
-	/*
-	 * Archs like ppc64 use pgtable to store per pmd
-	 * specific information. So when we switch the pmd,
-	 * we should also withdraw and deposit the pgtable
-	 */
-	return true;
-}
-
-
+extern int pmd_move_must_withdraw(struct spinlock *new_pmd_ptl,
+				  struct spinlock *old_pmd_ptl,
+				  struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+/*
+ * Hash translation mode use the deposited table to store hash pte
+ * slot information.
+ */
 #define arch_needs_pgtable_deposit arch_needs_pgtable_deposit
 static inline bool arch_needs_pgtable_deposit(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable-book3s64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable-book3s64.c
index f3c31f5e1026..ecd31569a120 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable-book3s64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable-book3s64.c
@@ -400,3 +400,25 @@ void arch_report_meminfo(struct seq_file *m)
 		   atomic_long_read(&direct_pages_count[MMU_PAGE_1G]) << 20);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+
+/*
+ * For hash translation mode, we use the deposited table to store hash slot
+ * information and they are stored at PTRS_PER_PMD offset from related pmd
+ * location. Hence a pmd move requires deposit and withdraw.
+ *
+ * For radix translation with split pmd ptl, we store the deposited table in the
+ * pmd page. Hence if we have different pmd page we need to withdraw during pmd
+ * move.
+ *
+ * With hash we use deposited table always irrespective of anon or not.
+ * With radix we use deposited table only for anonymous mapping.
+ */
+int pmd_move_must_withdraw(struct spinlock *new_pmd_ptl,
+			   struct spinlock *old_pmd_ptl,
+			   struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	if (radix_enabled())
+		return (new_pmd_ptl != old_pmd_ptl) && vma_is_anonymous(vma);
+
+	return true;
+}