diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
index c78f2b290a73..fa1edbdcf88c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/iommu.c
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ static void tce_build_pSeriesLP(struct iommu_table *tbl, long tcenum,
 	u64 rc;
 	union tce_entry tce;
 
+	tcenum <<= TCE_PAGE_FACTOR;
+	npages <<= TCE_PAGE_FACTOR;
+
 	tce.te_word = 0;
 	tce.te_rpn = (virt_to_abs(uaddr)) >> TCE_SHIFT;
 	tce.te_rdwr = 1;
@@ -143,9 +146,6 @@ static void tce_buildmulti_pSeriesLP(struct iommu_table *tbl, long tcenum,
 	union tce_entry tce, *tcep;
 	long l, limit;
 
-	tcenum <<= TCE_PAGE_FACTOR;
-	npages <<= TCE_PAGE_FACTOR;
-
 	if (npages == 1)
 		return tce_build_pSeriesLP(tbl, tcenum, npages, uaddr,
 					   direction);
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ static void tce_buildmulti_pSeriesLP(struct iommu_table *tbl, long tcenum,
 		__get_cpu_var(tce_page) = tcep;
 	}
 
+	tcenum <<= TCE_PAGE_FACTOR;
+	npages <<= TCE_PAGE_FACTOR;
+
 	tce.te_word = 0;
 	tce.te_rpn = (virt_to_abs(uaddr)) >> TCE_SHIFT;
 	tce.te_rdwr = 1;