diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kup.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kup.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a88b8b9b54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kup.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ASM_POWERPC_KUP_H_
+#define _ASM_POWERPC_KUP_H_
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+void setup_kup(void);
+
+#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
+
+#endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_KUP_H_ */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
index ba404dd9ce1d..6179c4200339 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_64.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <asm/cputhreads.h>
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 #include <asm/feature-fixups.h>
+#include <asm/kup.h>
 
 #include "setup.h"
 
@@ -331,6 +332,12 @@ void __init early_setup(unsigned long dt_ptr)
 	 */
 	configure_exceptions();
 
+	/*
+	 * Configure Kernel Userspace Protection. This needs to happen before
+	 * feature fixups for platforms that implement this using features.
+	 */
+	setup_kup();
+
 	/* Apply all the dynamic patching */
 	apply_feature_fixups();
 	setup_feature_keys();
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init-common.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init-common.c
index 1e6910eb70ed..36d28e872289 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init-common.c
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/kup.h>
+
+void __init setup_kup(void)
+{
+}
 
 #define CTOR(shift) static void ctor_##shift(void *addr) \
 {							\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
index 41a3513cadc9..80cc97cd8878 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/hugetlb.h>
+#include <asm/kup.h>
 
 #include "mmu_decl.h"
 
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ void __init MMU_init(void)
 	btext_unmap();
 #endif
 
+	setup_kup();
+
 	/* Shortly after that, the entire linear mapping will be available */
 	memblock_set_current_limit(lowmem_end_addr);
 }