diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index c53de62a1170..4b47ae0602e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -666,6 +666,45 @@ static int split_large_page(pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#define populate_pud(cpa, addr, pgd, pgprot)	(-1)
+
+/*
+ * Restrictions for kernel page table do not necessarily apply when mapping in
+ * an alternate PGD.
+ */
+static int populate_pgd(struct cpa_data *cpa, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	pgprot_t pgprot = __pgprot(_KERNPG_TABLE);
+	bool allocd_pgd = false;
+	pgd_t *pgd_entry;
+	pud_t *pud = NULL;	/* shut up gcc */
+	int ret;
+
+	pgd_entry = cpa->pgd + pgd_index(addr);
+
+	/*
+	 * Allocate a PUD page and hand it down for mapping.
+	 */
+	if (pgd_none(*pgd_entry)) {
+		pud = (pud_t *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOTRACK);
+		if (!pud)
+			return -1;
+
+		set_pgd(pgd_entry, __pgd(__pa(pud) | _KERNPG_TABLE));
+		allocd_pgd = true;
+	}
+
+	pgprot_val(pgprot) &= ~pgprot_val(cpa->mask_clr);
+	pgprot_val(pgprot) |=  pgprot_val(cpa->mask_set);
+
+	ret = populate_pud(cpa, addr, pgd_entry, pgprot);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	cpa->numpages = ret;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __cpa_process_fault(struct cpa_data *cpa, unsigned long vaddr,
 			       int primary)
 {