diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.h b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.h
index 73b1fe2b98..dc97be8436 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.h
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/vhost_user.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 					 (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_SLAVE_REQ) | \
 					 (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_CRYPTO_SESSION) | \
 					 (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_SLAVE_SEND_FD) | \
-					 (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_HOST_NOTIFIER))
+					 (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_HOST_NOTIFIER) | \
+					 (1ULL << VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_PAGEFAULT))
 
 typedef enum VhostUserRequest {
 	VHOST_USER_NONE = 0,