diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c
index 250c49008d73c..bde08090b8389 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ int set_memory_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
 {
 	return change_memory_common(addr, numpages,
 					__pgprot(PTE_PXN),
-					__pgprot(0));
+					__pgprot(PTE_MAYBE_GP));
 }
 
 int set_memory_x(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
 {
 	return change_memory_common(addr, numpages,
-					__pgprot(0),
+					__pgprot(PTE_MAYBE_GP),
 					__pgprot(PTE_PXN));
 }