diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index 8be4dab05cbb..80687be4b579 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ static int __sev_platform_init_handle_init_ex_path(struct sev_device *sev)
 		unsigned long npages;
 
 		npages = 1UL << get_order(NV_LENGTH);
-		if (rmp_mark_pages_firmware(__pa(sev_init_ex_buffer), npages, false)) {
+		if (rmp_mark_pages_firmware(__pa(sev_init_ex_buffer), npages, true)) {
 			dev_err(sev->dev, "SEV: INIT_EX NV memory page state change failed.\n");
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}