diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index c85adb858271..8689a02b7df8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -767,12 +767,17 @@ void machine_check_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (check_io_access(regs))
 		goto bail;
 
-	die("Machine check", regs, SIGBUS);
-
 	/* Must die if the interrupt is not recoverable */
 	if (!(regs->msr & MSR_RI))
 		nmi_panic(regs, "Unrecoverable Machine check");
 
+	if (!nested)
+		nmi_exit();
+
+	die("Machine check", regs, SIGBUS);
+
+	return;
+
 bail:
 	if (!nested)
 		nmi_exit();