diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c
index e452158a18d7..5ac66be1cb3c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu_host.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_ppc.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_book3s.h>
 #include <asm/book3s/64/mmu-hash.h>
+#include <asm/book3s/64/pkeys.h>
 #include <asm/machdep.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ int kvmppc_mmu_map_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvmppc_pte *orig_pte,
 	else
 		kvmppc_mmu_flush_icache(pfn);
 
+	rflags |= pte_to_hpte_pkey_bits(0, HPTE_USE_KERNEL_KEY);
 	rflags = (rflags & ~HPTE_R_WIMG) | orig_pte->wimg;
 
 	/*