diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/index.rst b/Documentation/core-api/index.rst
index ee1bb8983a88..2466a4c51031 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/index.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Core utilities
    timekeeping
    boot-time-mm
    memory-hotplug
+   protection-keys
 
 
 Interfaces for kernel debugging
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/protection-keys.rst b/Documentation/core-api/protection-keys.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from Documentation/x86/protection-keys.rst
rename to Documentation/core-api/protection-keys.rst
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/index.rst b/Documentation/x86/index.rst
index ae36fc5fc649..f2de1b2d3ac7 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/x86/index.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ x86-specific Documentation
    tlb
    mtrr
    pat
-   protection-keys
    intel_mpx
    amd-memory-encryption
    pti
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index 8c1c636308c8..3b795a0cab62 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ config PPC_MEM_KEYS
 	  page-based protections, but without requiring modification of the
 	  page tables when an application changes protection domains.
 
-	  For details, see Documentation/vm/protection-keys.rst
+	  For details, see Documentation/core-api/protection-keys.rst
 
 	  If unsure, say y.
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 2bbbd4d1ba31..d87d53fcd261 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ config X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS
 	  page-based protections, but without requiring modification of the
 	  page tables when an application changes protection domains.
 
-	  For details, see Documentation/x86/protection-keys.txt
+	  For details, see Documentation/core-api/protection-keys.rst
 
 	  If unsure, say y.
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c
index 5d546dcdbc80..480995bceefa 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 /*
- * Tests x86 Memory Protection Keys (see Documentation/x86/protection-keys.txt)
+ * Tests x86 Memory Protection Keys (see Documentation/core-api/protection-keys.rst)
  *
  * There are examples in here of:
  *  * how to set protection keys on memory