diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c
index cdf09e5bd741..6f7bf3fc3aea 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <asm/hvcall.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 #include <asm/plpks.h>
+#include <asm/firmware.h>
 
 static u8 *ospassword;
 static u16 ospasswordlength;
@@ -377,6 +378,9 @@ bool plpks_is_available(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_LPAR))
+		return false;
+
 	rc = _plpks_get_config();
 	if (rc)
 		return false;