diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c
index a2dd773b1cd2..2d850f6bae70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c
@@ -619,7 +619,8 @@ static inline pgprot_t static_protections(pgprot_t prot, unsigned long start,
  * Validate strict W^X semantics.
  */
 static inline pgprot_t verify_rwx(pgprot_t old, pgprot_t new, unsigned long start,
-				  unsigned long pfn, unsigned long npg)
+				  unsigned long pfn, unsigned long npg,
+				  bool nx, bool rw)
 {
 	unsigned long end;
 
@@ -641,6 +642,10 @@ static inline pgprot_t verify_rwx(pgprot_t old, pgprot_t new, unsigned long star
 	if ((pgprot_val(new) & (_PAGE_RW | _PAGE_NX)) != _PAGE_RW)
 		return new;
 
+	/* Non-leaf translation entries can disable writing or execution. */
+	if (!rw || nx)
+		return new;
+
 	end = start + npg * PAGE_SIZE - 1;
 	WARN_ONCE(1, "CPA detected W^X violation: %016llx -> %016llx range: 0x%016lx - 0x%016lx PFN %lx\n",
 		  (unsigned long long)pgprot_val(old),
@@ -742,7 +747,7 @@ pte_t *lookup_address(unsigned long address, unsigned int *level)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lookup_address);
 
 static pte_t *_lookup_address_cpa(struct cpa_data *cpa, unsigned long address,
-				  unsigned int *level)
+				  unsigned int *level, bool *nx, bool *rw)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 
@@ -751,7 +756,7 @@ static pte_t *_lookup_address_cpa(struct cpa_data *cpa, unsigned long address,
 	else
 		pgd = cpa->pgd + pgd_index(address);
 
-	return lookup_address_in_pgd(pgd, address, level);
+	return lookup_address_in_pgd_attr(pgd, address, level, nx, rw);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -875,12 +880,13 @@ static int __should_split_large_page(pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address,
 	pgprot_t old_prot, new_prot, req_prot, chk_prot;
 	pte_t new_pte, *tmp;
 	enum pg_level level;
+	bool nx, rw;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check for races, another CPU might have split this page
 	 * up already:
 	 */
-	tmp = _lookup_address_cpa(cpa, address, &level);
+	tmp = _lookup_address_cpa(cpa, address, &level, &nx, &rw);
 	if (tmp != kpte)
 		return 1;
 
@@ -991,7 +997,8 @@ static int __should_split_large_page(pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address,
 	new_prot = static_protections(req_prot, lpaddr, old_pfn, numpages,
 				      psize, CPA_DETECT);
 
-	new_prot = verify_rwx(old_prot, new_prot, lpaddr, old_pfn, numpages);
+	new_prot = verify_rwx(old_prot, new_prot, lpaddr, old_pfn, numpages,
+			      nx, rw);
 
 	/*
 	 * If there is a conflict, split the large page.
@@ -1072,6 +1079,7 @@ __split_large_page(struct cpa_data *cpa, pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address,
 	pte_t *pbase = (pte_t *)page_address(base);
 	unsigned int i, level;
 	pgprot_t ref_prot;
+	bool nx, rw;
 	pte_t *tmp;
 
 	spin_lock(&pgd_lock);
@@ -1079,7 +1087,7 @@ __split_large_page(struct cpa_data *cpa, pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address,
 	 * Check for races, another CPU might have split this page
 	 * up for us already:
 	 */
-	tmp = _lookup_address_cpa(cpa, address, &level);
+	tmp = _lookup_address_cpa(cpa, address, &level, &nx, &rw);
 	if (tmp != kpte) {
 		spin_unlock(&pgd_lock);
 		return 1;
@@ -1620,10 +1628,11 @@ static int __change_page_attr(struct cpa_data *cpa, int primary)
 	int do_split, err;
 	unsigned int level;
 	pte_t *kpte, old_pte;
+	bool nx, rw;
 
 	address = __cpa_addr(cpa, cpa->curpage);
 repeat:
-	kpte = _lookup_address_cpa(cpa, address, &level);
+	kpte = _lookup_address_cpa(cpa, address, &level, &nx, &rw);
 	if (!kpte)
 		return __cpa_process_fault(cpa, address, primary);
 
@@ -1645,7 +1654,8 @@ repeat:
 		new_prot = static_protections(new_prot, address, pfn, 1, 0,
 					      CPA_PROTECT);
 
-		new_prot = verify_rwx(old_prot, new_prot, address, pfn, 1);
+		new_prot = verify_rwx(old_prot, new_prot, address, pfn, 1,
+				      nx, rw);
 
 		new_prot = pgprot_clear_protnone_bits(new_prot);