diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h
index e88368354e49..e311c25751a4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu.h
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
  * Individual features below.
  */
 
+/*
+ * Kernel read only support.
+ * We added the ppp value 0b110 in ISA 2.04.
+ */
+#define MMU_FTR_KERNEL_RO		ASM_CONST(0x00004000)
+
 /*
  * We need to clear top 16bits of va (from the remaining 64 bits )in
  * tlbie* instructions
@@ -103,10 +109,10 @@
 #define MMU_FTRS_POWER4		MMU_FTRS_DEFAULT_HPTE_ARCH_V2
 #define MMU_FTRS_PPC970		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_TLBIE_CROP_VA
 #define MMU_FTRS_POWER5		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE
-#define MMU_FTRS_POWER6		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE
-#define MMU_FTRS_POWER7		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE
-#define MMU_FTRS_POWER8		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE
-#define MMU_FTRS_POWER9		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE
+#define MMU_FTRS_POWER6		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE | MMU_FTR_KERNEL_RO
+#define MMU_FTRS_POWER7		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE | MMU_FTR_KERNEL_RO
+#define MMU_FTRS_POWER8		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE | MMU_FTR_KERNEL_RO
+#define MMU_FTRS_POWER9		MMU_FTRS_POWER4 | MMU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE | MMU_FTR_KERNEL_RO
 #define MMU_FTRS_CELL		MMU_FTRS_DEFAULT_HPTE_ARCH_V2 | \
 				MMU_FTR_CI_LARGE_PAGE
 #define MMU_FTRS_PA6T		MMU_FTRS_DEFAULT_HPTE_ARCH_V2 | \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
index 5503078090cd..78dabf065ba9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
@@ -193,8 +193,12 @@ unsigned long htab_convert_pte_flags(unsigned long pteflags)
 		/*
 		 * Kernel read only mapped with ppp bits 0b110
 		 */
-		if (!(pteflags & _PAGE_WRITE))
-			rflags |= (HPTE_R_PP0 | 0x2);
+		if (!(pteflags & _PAGE_WRITE)) {
+			if (mmu_has_feature(MMU_FTR_KERNEL_RO))
+				rflags |= (HPTE_R_PP0 | 0x2);
+			else
+				rflags |= 0x3;
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (pteflags & _PAGE_RWX)
 			rflags |= 0x2;