diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index b78644962626..1201acf56a14 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
 #define _PAGE_BIT_DEVMAP	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW4
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-#define _PAGE_BIT_SAVED_DIRTY	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW5 /* Saved Dirty bit */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_SAVED_DIRTY	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW5 /* Saved Dirty bit (leaf) */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW5 /* No PTI shadow (root PGD) */
 #else
 /* Shared with _PAGE_BIT_UFFD_WP which is not supported on 32 bit */
-#define _PAGE_BIT_SAVED_DIRTY	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW2 /* Saved Dirty bit */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_SAVED_DIRTY	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW2 /* Saved Dirty bit (leaf) */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW2 /* No PTI shadow (root PGD) */
 #endif
 
 /* If _PAGE_BIT_PRESENT is clear, we use these: */
@@ -139,6 +141,8 @@
 
 #define _PAGE_PROTNONE	(_AT(pteval_t, 1) << _PAGE_BIT_PROTNONE)
 
+#define _PAGE_NOPTISHADOW (_AT(pteval_t, 1) << _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW)
+
 /*
  * Set of bits not changed in pte_modify.  The pte's
  * protection key is treated like _PAGE_RW, for
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c b/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
index a204a332c71f..fe0b2e66ded9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static int ident_p4d_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, p4d_t *p4d_page,
 		if (result)
 			return result;
 
-		set_p4d(p4d, __p4d(__pa(pud) | info->kernpg_flag));
+		set_p4d(p4d, __p4d(__pa(pud) | info->kernpg_flag | _PAGE_NOPTISHADOW));
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ int kernel_ident_mapping_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *pgd_page,
 		if (result)
 			return result;
 		if (pgtable_l5_enabled()) {
-			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(p4d) | info->kernpg_flag));
+			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(p4d) | info->kernpg_flag | _PAGE_NOPTISHADOW));
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * With p4d folded, pgd is equal to p4d.
 			 * The pgd entry has to point to the pud page table in this case.
 			 */
 			pud_t *pud = pud_offset(p4d, 0);
-			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(pud) | info->kernpg_flag));
+			set_pgd(pgd, __pgd(__pa(pud) | info->kernpg_flag | _PAGE_NOPTISHADOW));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
index d2032170167b..d4542651ed9e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pti.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ pgd_t __pti_set_user_pgtbl(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd)
 	 * Top-level entries added to init_mm's usermode pgd after boot
 	 * will not be automatically propagated to other mms.
 	 */
-	if (!pgdp_maps_userspace(pgdp))
+	if (!pgdp_maps_userspace(pgdp) || (pgd.pgd & _PAGE_NOPTISHADOW))
 		return pgd;
 
 	/*