diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_modification_stress_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_modification_stress_test.c
index 6ee7e1dde40430edef52b4699074b397b70783fa..bb1d17a1171bc1e198f4a392b94d090b9be232d8 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_modification_stress_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/memslot_modification_stress_test.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct memslot_antagonist_args {
 static void add_remove_memslot(struct kvm_vm *vm, useconds_t delay,
 			       uint64_t nr_modifications)
 {
-	const uint64_t pages = 1;
+	uint64_t pages = max_t(int, vm->page_size, getpagesize()) / vm->page_size;
 	uint64_t gpa;
 	int i;