diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/probe_roms.c b/arch/x86/kernel/probe_roms.c
index 36e84d904260..319fef37d9dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/probe_roms.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/probe_roms.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/setup_arch.h>
+#include <asm/sev.h>
 
 static struct resource system_rom_resource = {
 	.name	= "System ROM",
@@ -197,11 +198,21 @@ static int __init romchecksum(const unsigned char *rom, unsigned long length)
 
 void __init probe_roms(void)
 {
-	const unsigned char *rom;
 	unsigned long start, length, upper;
+	const unsigned char *rom;
 	unsigned char c;
 	int i;
 
+	/*
+	 * The ROM memory range is not part of the e820 table and is therefore not
+	 * pre-validated by BIOS. The kernel page table maps the ROM region as encrypted
+	 * memory, and SNP requires encrypted memory to be validated before access.
+	 * Do that here.
+	 */
+	snp_prep_memory(video_rom_resource.start,
+			((system_rom_resource.end + 1) - video_rom_resource.start),
+			SNP_PAGE_STATE_PRIVATE);
+
 	/* video rom */
 	upper = adapter_rom_resources[0].start;
 	for (start = video_rom_resource.start; start < upper; start += 2048) {