diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index acff88447bd6..83c7497e9aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -1525,8 +1525,12 @@ static int gen8_ppgtt_init(struct i915_hw_ppgtt *ppgtt)
 	ppgtt->base.unbind_vma = ppgtt_unbind_vma;
 	ppgtt->base.bind_vma = ppgtt_bind_vma;
 
-	/* From bdw, there is support for read-only pages in the PPGTT */
-	ppgtt->base.has_read_only = true;
+	/*
+	 * From bdw, there is support for read-only pages in the PPGTT.
+	 *
+	 * XXX GVT is not honouring the lack of RW in the PTE bits.
+	 */
+	ppgtt->base.has_read_only = !intel_vgpu_active(to_i915(ppgtt->base.dev));
 
 	ppgtt->debug_dump = gen8_dump_ppgtt;