diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c
index d46b42274fd5..11ec358bf969 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	setbuf(stdout, NULL);
 
 	/* Create VM */
-	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, guest_code);
+	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
 	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
index d8ca48687e35..bd06d63a8fdf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ kvm_get_supported_cpuid_entry(uint32_t function)
 	return kvm_get_supported_cpuid_index(function, 0);
 }
 
-struct kvm_vm *vm_create_default(uint32_t vcpuid, void *guest_code);
+struct kvm_vm *vm_create_default(uint32_t vcpuid, uint64_t extra_mem_size,
+				 void *guest_code);
 void vm_vcpu_add_default(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpuid, void *guest_code);
 
 typedef void (*vmx_guest_code_t)(vm_vaddr_t vmxon_vaddr,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86.c
index e38345252df5..a3122f1949a8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86.c
@@ -702,6 +702,9 @@ void vcpu_set_cpuid(struct kvm_vm *vm,
  *
  * Input Args:
  *   vcpuid - The id of the single VCPU to add to the VM.
+ *   extra_mem_pages - The size of extra memories to add (this will
+ *                     decide how much extra space we will need to
+ *                     setup the page tables using mem slot 0)
  *   guest_code - The vCPU's entry point
  *
  * Output Args: None
@@ -709,12 +712,23 @@ void vcpu_set_cpuid(struct kvm_vm *vm,
  * Return:
  *   Pointer to opaque structure that describes the created VM.
  */
-struct kvm_vm *vm_create_default(uint32_t vcpuid, void *guest_code)
+struct kvm_vm *vm_create_default(uint32_t vcpuid, uint64_t extra_mem_pages,
+				 void *guest_code)
 {
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
+	/*
+	 * For x86 the maximum page table size for a memory region
+	 * will be when only 4K pages are used.  In that case the
+	 * total extra size for page tables (for extra N pages) will
+	 * be: N/512+N/512^2+N/512^3+... which is definitely smaller
+	 * than N/512*2.
+	 */
+	uint64_t extra_pg_pages = extra_mem_pages / 512 * 2;
 
 	/* Create VM */
-	vm = vm_create(VM_MODE_FLAT48PG, DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES, O_RDWR);
+	vm = vm_create(VM_MODE_FLAT48PG,
+		       DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES + extra_pg_pages,
+		       O_RDWR);
 
 	/* Setup guest code */
 	kvm_vm_elf_load(vm, program_invocation_name, 0, 0);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_sregs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_sregs_test.c
index 090fd3f19352..881419d5746e 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_sregs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_sregs_test.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	setbuf(stdout, NULL);
 
 	/* Create VM */
-	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, NULL);
+	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, NULL);
 
 	vcpu_sregs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &sregs);
 	sregs.apic_base = 1 << 10;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/state_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/state_test.c
index 438d7b828581..900e3e9dfb9f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/state_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/state_test.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry = kvm_get_supported_cpuid_entry(1);
 
 	/* Create VM */
-	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, guest_code);
+	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
 	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/sync_regs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/sync_regs_test.c
index 2dbf2e1af6c6..213343e5dff9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/sync_regs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/sync_regs_test.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* Create VM */
-	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, guest_code);
+	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
 
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c
index 4ddae120a9ea..49bcc68b0235 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(KSFT_SKIP);
 	}
 
-	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, (void *) l1_guest_code);
+	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, (void *) l1_guest_code);
 	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 
 	/* Allocate VMX pages and shared descriptors (vmx_pages). */