diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h
index d63a5bb6bd0c..cd1f84bb40ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static inline pte_t pte_modify(pte_t pte, pgprot_t newprot)
 #define __swp_entry(type,offset) ((swp_entry_t) { ((type) << __SWP_TYPE_SHIFT) | ((offset) << __SWP_OFFSET_SHIFT) })
 
 #define __pte_to_swp_entry(pte)	((swp_entry_t) { pte_val(pte) })
-#define __swp_entry_to_pte(swp)	((pte_t) { (swp).val })
+#define __swp_entry_to_pte(swp)	__pte((swp).val | PTE_TYPE_FAULT)
 
 /*
  * It is an error for the kernel to have more swap files than we can