diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h
index c9e4b2d90f65..93ecf4e80ca7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/32/pte-8xx.h
@@ -91,6 +91,13 @@ static inline pte_t pte_wrprotect(pte_t pte)
 
 #define pte_wrprotect pte_wrprotect
 
+static inline int pte_read(pte_t pte)
+{
+	return (pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_RO) != _PAGE_NA;
+}
+
+#define pte_read pte_read
+
 static inline int pte_write(pte_t pte)
 {
 	return !(pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_RO);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h
index 3d2a78ab051a..15dec9994c78 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ static inline int pte_write(pte_t pte)
 	return pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_RW;
 }
 #endif
+#ifndef pte_read
 static inline int pte_read(pte_t pte)		{ return 1; }
+#endif
 static inline int pte_dirty(pte_t pte)		{ return pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_DIRTY; }
 static inline int pte_special(pte_t pte)	{ return pte_val(pte) & _PAGE_SPECIAL; }
 static inline int pte_none(pte_t pte)		{ return (pte_val(pte) & ~_PTE_NONE_MASK) == 0; }