diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
index b3101ffe015152..e5f75c70eda836 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ static inline bool pfn_valid(unsigned long pfn)
 #define __pa(x) ((phys_addr_t)(unsigned long)(x) - VIRT_PHYS_OFFSET)
 #else
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+
+#define VIRTUAL_WARN_ON(x)	WARN_ON(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_VIRTUAL) && (x))
+
 /*
  * gcc miscompiles (unsigned long)(&static_var) - PAGE_OFFSET
  * with -mcmodel=medium, so we use & and | instead of - and + on 64-bit.
@@ -223,13 +226,13 @@ static inline bool pfn_valid(unsigned long pfn)
  */
 #define __va(x)								\
 ({									\
-	VIRTUAL_BUG_ON((unsigned long)(x) >= PAGE_OFFSET);		\
+	VIRTUAL_WARN_ON((unsigned long)(x) >= PAGE_OFFSET);		\
 	(void *)(unsigned long)((phys_addr_t)(x) | PAGE_OFFSET);	\
 })
 
 #define __pa(x)								\
 ({									\
-	VIRTUAL_BUG_ON((unsigned long)(x) < PAGE_OFFSET);		\
+	VIRTUAL_WARN_ON((unsigned long)(x) < PAGE_OFFSET);		\
 	(unsigned long)(x) & 0x0fffffffffffffffUL;			\
 })