diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
index 575d86f85ce4..e537b351e8ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static void __init test_wp_bit(void)
   "Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode...");
 
 	/* Any page-aligned address will do, the test is non-destructive */
-	__set_fixmap(FIX_WP_TEST, __pa(&swapper_pg_dir), PAGE_READONLY);
+	__set_fixmap(FIX_WP_TEST, __pa(&swapper_pg_dir), PAGE_KERNEL_RO);
 	boot_cpu_data.wp_works_ok = do_test_wp_bit();
 	clear_fixmap(FIX_WP_TEST);