diff --git a/mm/mprotect.c b/mm/mprotect.c
index 4de5468..a5bf31c 100644
--- a/mm/mprotect.c
+++ b/mm/mprotect.c
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
+#ifndef pgprot_modify
+static inline pgprot_t pgprot_modify(pgprot_t oldprot, pgprot_t newprot)
+{
+	return newprot;
+}
+#endif
+
 static void change_pte_range(struct mm_struct *mm, pmd_t *pmd,
 		unsigned long addr, unsigned long end, pgprot_t newprot,
 		int dirty_accountable)
@@ -192,7 +199,9 @@
 	 * held in write mode.
 	 */
 	vma->vm_flags = newflags;
-	vma->vm_page_prot = vm_get_page_prot(newflags);
+	vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_modify(vma->vm_page_prot,
+					  vm_get_page_prot(newflags));
+
 	if (vma_wants_writenotify(vma)) {
 		vma->vm_page_prot = vm_get_page_prot(newflags & ~VM_SHARED);
 		dirty_accountable = 1;