diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/gmap.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/gmap.h
index 3df7a004e6e5..95d5e849088e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/gmap.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/gmap.h
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
 #define GMAP_SEGMENT_STATUS_BITS (_SEGMENT_ENTRY_GMAP_UC | _SEGMENT_ENTRY_GMAP_SPLIT)
 #define GMAP_SEGMENT_NOTIFY_BITS (_SEGMENT_ENTRY_GMAP_IN | _SEGMENT_ENTRY_GMAP_VSIE)
 
+
+enum gmap_lock_class {
+	GMAP_LOCK_PARENT,
+	GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW
+};
+
 /**
  * struct gmap_struct - guest address space
  * @list: list head for the mm->context gmap list
diff --git a/arch/s390/mm/gmap.c b/arch/s390/mm/gmap.c
index f697c73afba3..0220a32aa2b9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/mm/gmap.c
+++ b/arch/s390/mm/gmap.c
@@ -1331,7 +1331,7 @@ static int gmap_protect_rmap_pte(struct gmap *sg, struct gmap_rmap *rmap,
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	rc = gmap_protect_pte(sg->parent, paddr, vmaddr, ptep,
 			      prot, GMAP_NOTIFY_SHADOW);
 	if (!rc)
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ struct gmap *gmap_shadow(struct gmap *parent, unsigned long asce,
 		/* only allow one real-space gmap shadow */
 		list_for_each_entry(sg, &parent->children, list) {
 			if (sg->orig_asce & _ASCE_REAL_SPACE) {
-				spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+				spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 				gmap_unshadow(sg);
 				spin_unlock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
 				list_del(&sg->list);
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_r2t(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long r2t,
 		page->index |= GMAP_SHADOW_FAKE_TABLE;
 	s_r2t = (unsigned long *) page_to_phys(page);
 	/* Install shadow region second table */
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 4); /* get region-1 pointer */
 	if (!table) {
 		rc = -EAGAIN;		/* Race with unshadow */
@@ -1965,7 +1965,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_r2t(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long r2t,
 	offset = ((r2t & _REGION_ENTRY_OFFSET) >> 6) * PAGE_SIZE;
 	len = ((r2t & _REGION_ENTRY_LENGTH) + 1) * PAGE_SIZE - offset;
 	rc = gmap_protect_rmap(sg, raddr, origin + offset, len);
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	if (!rc) {
 		table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 4);
 		if (!table || (*table & _REGION_ENTRY_ORIGIN) !=
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_r3t(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long r3t,
 		page->index |= GMAP_SHADOW_FAKE_TABLE;
 	s_r3t = (unsigned long *) page_to_phys(page);
 	/* Install shadow region second table */
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 3); /* get region-2 pointer */
 	if (!table) {
 		rc = -EAGAIN;		/* Race with unshadow */
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_r3t(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long r3t,
 	offset = ((r3t & _REGION_ENTRY_OFFSET) >> 6) * PAGE_SIZE;
 	len = ((r3t & _REGION_ENTRY_LENGTH) + 1) * PAGE_SIZE - offset;
 	rc = gmap_protect_rmap(sg, raddr, origin + offset, len);
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	if (!rc) {
 		table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 3);
 		if (!table || (*table & _REGION_ENTRY_ORIGIN) !=
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_sgt(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long sgt,
 		page->index |= GMAP_SHADOW_FAKE_TABLE;
 	s_sgt = (unsigned long *) page_to_phys(page);
 	/* Install shadow region second table */
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 2); /* get region-3 pointer */
 	if (!table) {
 		rc = -EAGAIN;		/* Race with unshadow */
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_sgt(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long sgt,
 	offset = ((sgt & _REGION_ENTRY_OFFSET) >> 6) * PAGE_SIZE;
 	len = ((sgt & _REGION_ENTRY_LENGTH) + 1) * PAGE_SIZE - offset;
 	rc = gmap_protect_rmap(sg, raddr, origin + offset, len);
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	if (!rc) {
 		table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 2);
 		if (!table || (*table & _REGION_ENTRY_ORIGIN) !=
@@ -2188,7 +2188,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_sgt_lookup(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr,
 	int rc = -EAGAIN;
 
 	BUG_ON(!gmap_is_shadow(sg));
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	if (sg->asce & _ASCE_TYPE_MASK) {
 		/* >2 GB guest */
 		r3e = (unsigned long *) gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 2);
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_pgt(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long pgt,
 		page->index |= GMAP_SHADOW_FAKE_TABLE;
 	s_pgt = (unsigned long *) page_to_phys(page);
 	/* Install shadow page table */
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 1); /* get segment pointer */
 	if (!table) {
 		rc = -EAGAIN;		/* Race with unshadow */
@@ -2283,7 +2283,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_pgt(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, unsigned long pgt,
 	raddr = (saddr & _SEGMENT_MASK) | _SHADOW_RMAP_SEGMENT;
 	origin = pgt & _SEGMENT_ENTRY_ORIGIN & PAGE_MASK;
 	rc = gmap_protect_rmap(sg, raddr, origin, PAGE_SIZE);
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	if (!rc) {
 		table = gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 1);
 		if (!table || (*table & _SEGMENT_ENTRY_ORIGIN) !=
@@ -2344,7 +2344,7 @@ int gmap_shadow_segment(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, pmd_t pmd)
 				rc = -EISDIR;
 				break;
 			}
-			spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+			spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 			/* Get shadow segment table pointer */
 			tpmdp = (pmd_t *) gmap_table_walk(sg, saddr, 1);
 			if (!tpmdp) {
@@ -2448,7 +2448,8 @@ int gmap_shadow_page(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, pte_t pte)
 			if (pmd_large(*spmdp)) {
 				pte_t spte;
 				if (!(pmd_val(*spmdp) & _SEGMENT_ENTRY_PROTECT)) {
-					spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+					spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock,
+							 GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 					spte = __pte((pmd_val(*spmdp) &
 						      _SEGMENT_ENTRY_ORIGIN_LARGE)
 						     + (pte_index(paddr) << 12));
@@ -2461,7 +2462,8 @@ int gmap_shadow_page(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long saddr, pte_t pte)
 				}
 			} else {
 				sptep = gmap_pte_from_pmd(parent, spmdp, paddr, &ptl_pte);
-				spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+				spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock,
+						 GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 				if (sptep) {
 					rc = ptep_shadow_pte(sg->mm, saddr, sptep, tptep, pte);
 					if (rc > 0) {
@@ -2519,7 +2521,7 @@ static void gmap_shadow_notify_pmd(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long vmaddr,
 
 	BUG_ON(!gmap_is_shadow(sg));
 
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	if (sg->removed) {
 		spin_unlock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
 		return;
@@ -2570,7 +2572,7 @@ static void gmap_shadow_notify(struct gmap *sg, unsigned long vmaddr,
 
 	BUG_ON(!gmap_is_shadow(sg));
 
-	spin_lock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
+	spin_lock_nested(&sg->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_SHADOW);
 	if (sg->removed) {
 		spin_unlock(&sg->guest_table_lock);
 		return;
@@ -2745,7 +2747,7 @@ static void gmap_pmdp_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vmaddr,
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(gmap, &mm->context.gmap_list, list) {
-		spin_lock(&gmap->guest_table_lock);
+		spin_lock_nested(&gmap->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_PARENT);
 		pmdp = (pmd_t *)radix_tree_delete(&gmap->host_to_guest,
 						  vmaddr >> PMD_SHIFT);
 		if (pmdp) {
@@ -2800,7 +2802,7 @@ void gmap_pmdp_idte_local(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vmaddr)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(gmap, &mm->context.gmap_list, list) {
-		spin_lock(&gmap->guest_table_lock);
+		spin_lock_nested(&gmap->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_PARENT);
 		entry = radix_tree_delete(&gmap->host_to_guest,
 					  vmaddr >> PMD_SHIFT);
 		if (entry) {
@@ -2836,7 +2838,7 @@ void gmap_pmdp_idte_global(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vmaddr)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(gmap, &mm->context.gmap_list, list) {
-		spin_lock(&gmap->guest_table_lock);
+		spin_lock_nested(&gmap->guest_table_lock, GMAP_LOCK_PARENT);
 		entry = radix_tree_delete(&gmap->host_to_guest,
 					  vmaddr >> PMD_SHIFT);
 		if (entry) {
