diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
index d3987359d44140ae67c21bdc0798c210dc10fcf1..cb258f58fdc87935500c28053eef87ce1b02e206 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/pti.h>
 #include <asm/text-patching.h>
 #include <asm/memtype.h>
+#include <asm/paravirt.h>
 
 /*
  * We need to define the tracepoints somewhere, and tlb.c
@@ -804,6 +805,9 @@ void __init poking_init(void)
 	poking_mm = mm_alloc();
 	BUG_ON(!poking_mm);
 
+	/* Xen PV guests need the PGD to be pinned. */
+	paravirt_arch_dup_mmap(NULL, poking_mm);
+
 	/*
 	 * Randomize the poking address, but make sure that the following page
 	 * will be mapped at the same PMD. We need 2 pages, so find space for 3,