diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
index 0d3555bf5333..ceefb4427dbd 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct kvm_pte_chain {
  *   bits 4:7 - page table level for this shadow (1-4)
  *   bits 8:9 - page table quadrant for 2-level guests
  *   bit   16 - "metaphysical" - gfn is not a real page (huge page/real mode)
- *   bits 17:19 - "access" - the user, writable, and nx bits of a huge page pde
+ *   bits 17:19 - common access permissions for all ptes in this shadow page
  */
 union kvm_mmu_page_role {
 	unsigned word;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ union kvm_mmu_page_role {
 		unsigned quadrant : 2;
 		unsigned pad_for_nice_hex_output : 6;
 		unsigned metaphysical : 1;
-		unsigned hugepage_access : 3;
+		unsigned access : 3;
 	};
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
index f8a2137c64a2..cace1e41b683 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					     gva_t gaddr,
 					     unsigned level,
 					     int metaphysical,
-					     unsigned hugepage_access,
+					     unsigned access,
 					     u64 *parent_pte)
 {
 	union kvm_mmu_page_role role;
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	role.glevels = vcpu->mmu.root_level;
 	role.level = level;
 	role.metaphysical = metaphysical;
-	role.hugepage_access = hugepage_access;
+	role.access = access;
 	if (vcpu->mmu.root_level <= PT32_ROOT_LEVEL) {
 		quadrant = gaddr >> (PAGE_SHIFT + (PT64_PT_BITS * level));
 		quadrant &= (1 << ((PT32_PT_BITS - PT64_PT_BITS) * level)) - 1;
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 1fc4f9b321ee..211fef83be5d 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ static void FNAME(update_pte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *page,
 			      int offset_in_pte)
 {
 	pt_element_t gpte;
+	unsigned pte_access;
 
 	gpte = *(const pt_element_t *)pte;
 	if (~gpte & (PT_PRESENT_MASK | PT_ACCESSED_MASK)) {
@@ -337,7 +338,8 @@ static void FNAME(update_pte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *page,
 	if (bytes < sizeof(pt_element_t))
 		return;
 	pgprintk("%s: gpte %llx spte %p\n", __FUNCTION__, (u64)gpte, spte);
-	FNAME(set_pte)(vcpu, gpte, spte, ACC_ALL, ACC_ALL,
+	pte_access = page->role.access & FNAME(gpte_access)(vcpu, gpte);
+	FNAME(set_pte)(vcpu, gpte, spte, page->role.access, pte_access,
 		       0, 0, NULL, NULL, gpte_to_gfn(gpte));
 }