diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index a6b5c653727b..5745fdcc429e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ void set_kernel_text_rw(void)
 	 * mapping will always be RO. Refer to the comment in
 	 * static_protections() in pageattr.c
 	 */
-	set_memory_rw(start, (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+	set_text_rw(start, (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
 void set_kernel_text_ro(void)
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ void set_kernel_text_ro(void)
 	/*
 	 * Set the kernel identity mapping for text RO.
 	 */
-	set_memory_ro(start, (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+	set_text_ro(start, (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
 void mark_rodata_ro(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mm_internal.h b/arch/x86/mm/mm_internal.h
index eeae142062ed..65b84b471770 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mm_internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mm_internal.h
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ void update_cache_mode_entry(unsigned entry, enum page_cache_mode cache);
 
 extern unsigned long tlb_single_page_flush_ceiling;
 
+int set_text_rw(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
+
+int set_text_ro(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
+
 #endif	/* __X86_MM_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 6a9a77a403c9..44a885df776d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cpa_lock);
 #define CPA_ARRAY 2
 #define CPA_PAGES_ARRAY 4
 #define CPA_NO_CHECK_ALIAS 8 /* Do not search for aliases */
+#define CPA_FLIP_TEXT_RW 0x10 /* allow flip _PAGE_RW for kernel text */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 static unsigned long direct_pages_count[PG_LEVEL_NUM];
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ static inline void check_conflict(int warnlvl, pgprot_t prot, pgprotval_t val,
  */
 static inline pgprot_t static_protections(pgprot_t prot, unsigned long start,
 					  unsigned long pfn, unsigned long npg,
-					  int warnlvl)
+					  int warnlvl, unsigned int cpa_flags)
 {
 	pgprotval_t forbidden, res;
 	unsigned long end;
@@ -535,9 +536,11 @@ static inline pgprot_t static_protections(pgprot_t prot, unsigned long start,
 	check_conflict(warnlvl, prot, res, start, end, pfn, "Text NX");
 	forbidden = res;
 
-	res = protect_kernel_text_ro(start, end);
-	check_conflict(warnlvl, prot, res, start, end, pfn, "Text RO");
-	forbidden |= res;
+	if (!(cpa_flags & CPA_FLIP_TEXT_RW)) {
+		res = protect_kernel_text_ro(start, end);
+		check_conflict(warnlvl, prot, res, start, end, pfn, "Text RO");
+		forbidden |= res;
+	}
 
 	/* Check the PFN directly */
 	res = protect_pci_bios(pfn, pfn + npg - 1);
@@ -819,7 +822,7 @@ static int __should_split_large_page(pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address,
 	 * extra conditional required here.
 	 */
 	chk_prot = static_protections(old_prot, lpaddr, old_pfn, numpages,
-				      CPA_CONFLICT);
+				      CPA_CONFLICT, cpa->flags);
 
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(pgprot_val(chk_prot) != pgprot_val(old_prot))) {
 		/*
@@ -855,7 +858,7 @@ static int __should_split_large_page(pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address,
 	 * protection requirement in the large page.
 	 */
 	new_prot = static_protections(req_prot, lpaddr, old_pfn, numpages,
-				      CPA_DETECT);
+				      CPA_DETECT, cpa->flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * If there is a conflict, split the large page.
@@ -906,7 +909,7 @@ static void split_set_pte(struct cpa_data *cpa, pte_t *pte, unsigned long pfn,
 	if (!cpa->force_static_prot)
 		goto set;
 
-	prot = static_protections(ref_prot, address, pfn, npg, CPA_PROTECT);
+	prot = static_protections(ref_prot, address, pfn, npg, CPA_PROTECT, 0);
 
 	if (pgprot_val(prot) == pgprot_val(ref_prot))
 		goto set;
@@ -1504,7 +1507,7 @@ static int __change_page_attr(struct cpa_data *cpa, int primary)
 
 		cpa_inc_4k_install();
 		new_prot = static_protections(new_prot, address, pfn, 1,
-					      CPA_PROTECT);
+					      CPA_PROTECT, 0);
 
 		new_prot = pgprot_clear_protnone_bits(new_prot);
 
@@ -1707,7 +1710,7 @@ static int change_page_attr_set_clr(unsigned long *addr, int numpages,
 	cpa.curpage = 0;
 	cpa.force_split = force_split;
 
-	if (in_flag & (CPA_ARRAY | CPA_PAGES_ARRAY))
+	if (in_flag & (CPA_ARRAY | CPA_PAGES_ARRAY | CPA_FLIP_TEXT_RW))
 		cpa.flags |= in_flag;
 
 	/* No alias checking for _NX bit modifications */
@@ -1983,11 +1986,24 @@ int set_memory_ro(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
 	return change_page_attr_clear(&addr, numpages, __pgprot(_PAGE_RW), 0);
 }
 
+int set_text_ro(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+	return change_page_attr_set_clr(&addr, numpages, __pgprot(0),
+					__pgprot(_PAGE_RW), 0, CPA_FLIP_TEXT_RW,
+					NULL);
+}
+
 int set_memory_rw(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
 {
 	return change_page_attr_set(&addr, numpages, __pgprot(_PAGE_RW), 0);
 }
 
+int set_text_rw(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+	return change_page_attr_set_clr(&addr, numpages, __pgprot(_PAGE_RW),
+					__pgprot(0), 0, CPA_FLIP_TEXT_RW, NULL);
+}
+
 int set_memory_np(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
 {
 	return change_page_attr_clear(&addr, numpages, __pgprot(_PAGE_PRESENT), 0);
