diff --git a/target/s390x/mem_helper.c b/target/s390x/mem_helper.c
index 182c46f6b5..20cef9a3e5 100644
--- a/target/s390x/mem_helper.c
+++ b/target/s390x/mem_helper.c
@@ -1630,16 +1630,23 @@ void HELPER(ipte)(CPUS390XState *env, uint64_t pto, uint64_t vaddr,
     /* XXX we exploit the fact that Linux passes the exact virtual
        address here - it's not obliged to! */
     if (m4 & 1) {
-        tlb_flush_page(cs, page);
+        if (vaddr & ~VADDR_PX) {
+            tlb_flush_page(cs, page);
+            /* XXX 31-bit hack */
+            tlb_flush_page(cs, page ^ 0x80000000);
+        } else {
+            /* looks like we don't have a valid virtual address */
+            tlb_flush(cs);
+        }
     } else {
-        tlb_flush_page_all_cpus_synced(cs, page);
-    }
-
-    /* XXX 31-bit hack */
-    if (m4 & 1) {
-        tlb_flush_page(cs, page ^ 0x80000000);
-    } else {
-        tlb_flush_page_all_cpus_synced(cs, page ^ 0x80000000);
+        if (vaddr & ~VADDR_PX) {
+            tlb_flush_page_all_cpus_synced(cs, page);
+            /* XXX 31-bit hack */
+            tlb_flush_page_all_cpus_synced(cs, page ^ 0x80000000);
+        } else {
+            /* looks like we don't have a valid virtual address */
+            tlb_flush_all_cpus_synced(cs);
+        }
     }
 }