diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index de60ad190057..0215dc1529e9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -3097,7 +3097,7 @@ config STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
 config PGTABLE_LEVELS
 	int
 	default 4 if PAGE_SIZE_4KB && MIPS_VA_BITS_48
-	default 3 if 64BIT && !PAGE_SIZE_64KB
+	default 3 if 64BIT && (!PAGE_SIZE_64KB || MIPS_VA_BITS_48)
 	default 2
 
 config MIPS_AUTO_PFN_OFFSET