diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
index fda236f908eb..a04ca922f0db 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/hash_utils_64.c
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ static void kernel_map_linear_page(unsigned long vaddr, unsigned long lmi)
 	unsigned long hash;
 	unsigned long vsid = get_kernel_vsid(vaddr, mmu_kernel_ssize);
 	unsigned long vpn = hpt_vpn(vaddr, vsid, mmu_kernel_ssize);
-	unsigned long mode = htab_convert_pte_flags(PAGE_KERNEL);
+	unsigned long mode = htab_convert_pte_flags(pgprot_val(PAGE_KERNEL));
 	long ret;
 
 	hash = hpt_hash(vpn, PAGE_SHIFT, mmu_kernel_ssize);