diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 858f98e..0f92d97 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 #define ___DEF (_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_CACHEABLE)
 
 /* Set of bits not changed in pte_modify */
-#define _PAGE_CHG_MASK	(PAGE_MASK | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_DIRTY)
+#define _PAGE_CHG_MASK	(PAGE_MASK | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_DIRTY | _PAGE_SPECIAL)
 
 /* More Abbrevaited helpers */
 #define PAGE_U_NONE     __pgprot(___DEF)