diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 7b74fc0a986b..94da0d25eb12 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -4861,8 +4861,12 @@ static int kvmppc_core_prepare_memory_region_hv(struct kvm *kvm,
 	unsigned long npages = mem->memory_size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	if (change == KVM_MR_CREATE) {
-		slot->arch.rmap = vzalloc(array_size(npages,
-					  sizeof(*slot->arch.rmap)));
+		unsigned long size = array_size(npages, sizeof(*slot->arch.rmap));
+
+		if ((size >> PAGE_SHIFT) > totalram_pages())
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		slot->arch.rmap = vzalloc(size);
 		if (!slot->arch.rmap)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}