diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
index 2da3f274fe11..014f13c04b4b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #define HYP_MEMBLOCK_REGIONS 128
 
-int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
+int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type);
 int pkvm_create_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
 void pkvm_destroy_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index c60597f73520..e34d883029aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -145,11 +145,14 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	if (type & ~KVM_VM_TYPE_MASK)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = kvm_share_hyp(kvm, kvm + 1);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = pkvm_init_host_vm(kvm);
+	ret = pkvm_init_host_vm(kvm, type);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unshare_kvm;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index b5ef9eced04c..6e942c2cad8a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -681,9 +681,6 @@ int kvm_init_stage2_mmu(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_s2_mmu *mmu, unsigned long t
 	u64 mmfr0, mmfr1;
 	u32 phys_shift;
 
-	if (type & ~KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	phys_shift = KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(type);
 	if (is_protected_kvm_enabled()) {
 		phys_shift = kvm_ipa_limit;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
index d97d17c96321..8e9bcf75e3e3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
@@ -235,8 +235,16 @@ void pkvm_destroy_hyp_vm(struct kvm *host_kvm)
 	}
 }
 
-int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *host_kvm)
+int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *host_kvm, unsigned long type)
 {
 	mutex_init(&host_kvm->lock);
+
+	if (!(type & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!is_protected_kvm_enabled())
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	host_kvm->arch.pkvm.enabled = true;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index b44fea5df114..19c38d338cec 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -866,6 +866,12 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt {
 #define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK	0xffULL
 #define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(x)		\
 	((x) & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK)
+
+#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED	(1UL << 31)
+
+#define KVM_VM_TYPE_MASK	(KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK | \
+				 KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED)
+
 /*
  * ioctls for /dev/kvm fds:
  */