diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index a5f2b7593976d..0322d56894612 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -694,15 +694,15 @@ void machine_check_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (check_io_access(regs))
 		goto bail;
 
-	/* 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);
 
+	/* Must die if the interrupt is not recoverable */
+	if (!(regs->msr & MSR_RI))
+		nmi_panic(regs, "Unrecoverable Machine check");
+
 	return;
 
 bail: