diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
index 723825524ea0..9c7d475d1890 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grufault.c
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ int gru_handle_user_call_os(unsigned long cb)
 	if ((cb & (GRU_HANDLE_STRIDE - 1)) || ucbnum >= GRU_NUM_CB)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+again:
 	gts = gru_find_lock_gts(cb);
 	if (!gts)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -656,7 +657,11 @@ int gru_handle_user_call_os(unsigned long cb)
 	if (ucbnum >= gts->ts_cbr_au_count * GRU_CBR_AU_SIZE)
 		goto exit;
 
-	gru_check_context_placement(gts);
+	if (gru_check_context_placement(gts)) {
+		gru_unlock_gts(gts);
+		gru_unload_context(gts, 1);
+		goto again;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * CCH may contain stale data if ts_force_cch_reload is set.
@@ -874,7 +879,11 @@ int gru_set_context_option(unsigned long arg)
 		} else {
 			gts->ts_user_blade_id = req.val1;
 			gts->ts_user_chiplet_id = req.val0;
-			gru_check_context_placement(gts);
+			if (gru_check_context_placement(gts)) {
+				gru_unlock_gts(gts);
+				gru_unload_context(gts, 1);
+				return ret;
+			}
 		}
 		break;
 	case sco_gseg_owner:
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grumain.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grumain.c
index 40ac59dd018c..e2325e3d077e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grumain.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grumain.c
@@ -716,9 +716,10 @@ static int gru_check_chiplet_assignment(struct gru_state *gru,
  * chiplet. Misassignment can occur if the process migrates to a different
  * blade or if the user changes the selected blade/chiplet.
  */
-void gru_check_context_placement(struct gru_thread_state *gts)
+int gru_check_context_placement(struct gru_thread_state *gts)
 {
 	struct gru_state *gru;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the current task is the context owner, verify that the
@@ -726,15 +727,23 @@ void gru_check_context_placement(struct gru_thread_state *gts)
 	 * references. Pthread apps use non-owner references to the CBRs.
 	 */
 	gru = gts->ts_gru;
+	/*
+	 * If gru or gts->ts_tgid_owner isn't initialized properly, return
+	 * success to indicate that the caller does not need to unload the
+	 * gru context.The caller is responsible for their inspection and
+	 * reinitialization if needed.
+	 */
 	if (!gru || gts->ts_tgid_owner != current->tgid)
-		return;
+		return ret;
 
 	if (!gru_check_chiplet_assignment(gru, gts)) {
 		STAT(check_context_unload);
-		gru_unload_context(gts, 1);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	} else if (gru_retarget_intr(gts)) {
 		STAT(check_context_retarget_intr);
 	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -934,7 +943,12 @@ again:
 	mutex_lock(&gts->ts_ctxlock);
 	preempt_disable();
 
-	gru_check_context_placement(gts);
+	if (gru_check_context_placement(gts)) {
+		preempt_enable();
+		mutex_unlock(&gts->ts_ctxlock);
+		gru_unload_context(gts, 1);
+		return VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
+	}
 
 	if (!gts->ts_gru) {
 		STAT(load_user_context);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grutables.h b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grutables.h
index 5ce8f3081e96..10f0a083b1fa 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grutables.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-gru/grutables.h
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ extern int gru_user_flush_tlb(unsigned long arg);
 extern int gru_user_unload_context(unsigned long arg);
 extern int gru_get_exception_detail(unsigned long arg);
 extern int gru_set_context_option(unsigned long address);
-extern void gru_check_context_placement(struct gru_thread_state *gts);
+extern int gru_check_context_placement(struct gru_thread_state *gts);
 extern int gru_cpu_fault_map_id(void);
 extern struct vm_area_struct *gru_find_vma(unsigned long vaddr);
 extern void gru_flush_all_tlb(struct gru_state *gru);