diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index a83aa44bb1fb..1aa9ccd43223 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@
 
 /* Set of bits not changed in pte_modify */
 #define _PAGE_CHG_MASK	(PTE_PFN_MASK | _PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT |		\
-			 _PAGE_SPECIAL | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_DIRTY)
+			 _PAGE_SPECIAL | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_DIRTY |	\
+			 _PAGE_SOFT_DIRTY)
 #define _HPAGE_CHG_MASK (_PAGE_CHG_MASK | _PAGE_PSE)
 
 #define _PAGE_CACHE_MASK	(_PAGE_PCD | _PAGE_PWT)