diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c
index 5b69a6a72a0e..6806eefa52ce 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/iommu.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ int iommu_take_ownership(struct iommu_table *tbl)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tbl->large_pool.lock, flags);
 	for (i = 0; i < tbl->nr_pools; i++)
-		spin_lock(&tbl->pools[i].lock);
+		spin_lock_nest_lock(&tbl->pools[i].lock, &tbl->large_pool.lock);
 
 	iommu_table_release_pages(tbl);
 
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ void iommu_release_ownership(struct iommu_table *tbl)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tbl->large_pool.lock, flags);
 	for (i = 0; i < tbl->nr_pools; i++)
-		spin_lock(&tbl->pools[i].lock);
+		spin_lock_nest_lock(&tbl->pools[i].lock, &tbl->large_pool.lock);
 
 	memset(tbl->it_map, 0, sz);