diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c b/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
index b5f228e7eae6144565e34c74bf6f86e5d973a760..e3328a96e80909b758a8d619b6a0f8398399d2da 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/tlbex.c
@@ -1872,8 +1872,16 @@ build_r4000_tlbchange_handler_head(u32 **p, struct uasm_label **l,
 	uasm_l_smp_pgtable_change(l, *p);
 #endif
 	iPTE_LW(p, wr.r1, wr.r2); /* get even pte */
-	if (!m4kc_tlbp_war())
+	if (!m4kc_tlbp_war()) {
 		build_tlb_probe_entry(p);
+		if (cpu_has_htw) {
+			/* race condition happens, leaving */
+			uasm_i_ehb(p);
+			uasm_i_mfc0(p, wr.r3, C0_INDEX);
+			uasm_il_bltz(p, r, wr.r3, label_leave);
+			uasm_i_nop(p);
+		}
+	}
 	return wr;
 }