diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.h b/target/i386/cpu.h
index b65eedb617..4c239a6970 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.h
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ typedef enum X86Seg {
 #define PG_MODE_PKE      (1 << 17)
 #define PG_MODE_PKS      (1 << 18)
 #define PG_MODE_SMEP     (1 << 19)
+#define PG_MODE_PG       (1 << 20)
 
 #define MCG_CTL_P       (1ULL<<8)   /* MCG_CAP register available */
 #define MCG_SER_P       (1ULL<<24) /* MCA recovery/new status bits */
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c
index 02ae6a0d1f..71962113fb 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/seg_helper.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static uint32_t popl(StackAccess *sa)
 
 int get_pg_mode(CPUX86State *env)
 {
-    int pg_mode = 0;
+    int pg_mode = PG_MODE_PG;
     if (!(env->cr[0] & CR0_PG_MASK)) {
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c
index da187c8792..02d3486421 100644
--- a/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/i386/tcg/sysemu/excp_helper.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static bool mmu_translate(CPUX86State *env, const TranslateParams *in,
         /* combine pde and pte nx, user and rw protections */
         ptep &= pte ^ PG_NX_MASK;
         page_size = 4096;
-    } else if (pg_mode) {
+    } else if (pg_mode & PG_MODE_PG) {
         /*
          * Page table level 2
          */