diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/mmu.c
index 2c08402bfd3e..3e9a0b285fd2 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -383,6 +383,16 @@ int kvm_arch_prepare_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm, const struct kvm_memory_slot
 	hva_t hva_start;
 	size_t size, gpa_offset, hva_offset;
 
+	/*
+	 * The generic code allocates a fresh, zeroed memslot for every change,
+	 * so the arch flags computed below must be carried over when only the
+	 * userspace flags change, e.g. when dirty logging is toggled.
+	 */
+	if (change == KVM_MR_FLAGS_ONLY) {
+		new->arch = old->arch;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if ((change != KVM_MR_MOVE) && (change != KVM_MR_CREATE))
 		return 0;
 	/*