diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index b7680a3180..b45e26a783 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (q *qemuAmd64) appendProtectionDevice(devices []govmmQemu.Device, firmware,
 				Debug:           false,
 				File:            firmware,
 				CBitPos:         cpuid.AMDMemEncrypt.CBitPosition,
-				ReducedPhysBits: cpuid.AMDMemEncrypt.PhysAddrReduction,
+				ReducedPhysBits: 1,
 			}), "", nil
 	case noneProtection:
 		return devices, firmware, nil
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go
index 740cb6460b..5735b96a55 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64_test.go
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func TestQemuAmd64AppendProtectionDevice(t *testing.T) {
 			Debug:           false,
 			File:            firmware,
 			CBitPos:         cpuid.AMDMemEncrypt.CBitPosition,
-			ReducedPhysBits: cpuid.AMDMemEncrypt.PhysAddrReduction,
+			ReducedPhysBits: 1,
 		},
 	}