diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
index 0b4467e378e5d33ee7a15316f982fc09d4cfb3b3..922a4fc3b61b8d6b25b1f0f0d028ed7a1d2bc345 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/papr_scm.c
@@ -361,8 +361,10 @@ static int papr_scm_nvdimm_init(struct papr_scm_priv *p)
 
 	if (p->is_volatile)
 		p->region = nvdimm_volatile_region_create(p->bus, &ndr_desc);
-	else
+	else {
+		set_bit(ND_REGION_PERSIST_MEMCTRL, &ndr_desc.flags);
 		p->region = nvdimm_pmem_region_create(p->bus, &ndr_desc);
+	}
 	if (!p->region) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error registering region %pR from %pOF\n",
 				ndr_desc.res, p->dn);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
index 8224d1431ea9412c55eeda35f16d252c51fee9e1..6826a274a1f105b9520947d154d7b16f86e0914a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/of_pmem.c
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ static int of_pmem_region_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		if (is_volatile)
 			region = nvdimm_volatile_region_create(bus, &ndr_desc);
-		else
+		else {
+			set_bit(ND_REGION_PERSIST_MEMCTRL, &ndr_desc.flags);
 			region = nvdimm_pmem_region_create(bus, &ndr_desc);
+		}
 
 		if (!region)
 			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Unable to register region %pR from %pOF\n",