diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c
index e8c42506a09d..fa6cd340137c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/aarch64/processor.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct kvm_vm *vm_create_default(uint32_t vcpuid, uint64_t extra_mem_pages,
 	uint64_t extra_pg_pages = (extra_mem_pages / ptrs_per_4k_pte) * 2;
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
 
-	vm = vm_create(VM_MODE_P52V48_4K, DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES + extra_pg_pages, O_RDWR);
+	vm = vm_create(VM_MODE_P40V48_4K, DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES + extra_pg_pages, O_RDWR);
 
 	kvm_vm_elf_load(vm, program_invocation_name, 0, 0);
 	vm_vcpu_add_default(vm, vcpuid, guest_code);