diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/idreg-override.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/idreg-override.c
index 39c9253fcf23f..c20549e43a773 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/idreg-override.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/pi/idreg-override.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static const struct {
 	char	feature[FTR_ALIAS_OPTION_LEN];
 } aliases[] __initconst = {
 	{ "kvm_arm.mode=nvhe",		"arm64_sw.hvhe=0 id_aa64mmfr1.vh=0" },
-	{ "kvm_arm.mode=protected",	"id_aa64mmfr1.vh=0" },
+	{ "kvm_arm.mode=protected",	"arm64_sw.hvhe=1" },
 	{ "arm64.nosve",		"id_aa64pfr0.sve=0" },
 	{ "arm64.nosme",		"id_aa64pfr1.sme=0" },
 	{ "arm64.nobti",		"id_aa64pfr1.bt=0" },