diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-prot.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-prot.h
index 9b165117a4545..d26d0b427c0a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-prot.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable-prot.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ extern bool arm64_use_ng_mappings;
 #define PROT_NORMAL_TAGGED	(PROT_DEFAULT | PTE_PXN | PTE_UXN | PTE_WRITE | PTE_ATTRINDX(MT_NORMAL_TAGGED))
 
 #define PROT_SECT_DEVICE_nGnRE	(PROT_SECT_DEFAULT | PMD_SECT_PXN | PMD_SECT_UXN | PMD_ATTRINDX(MT_DEVICE_nGnRE))
-#define PROT_SECT_NORMAL	(PROT_SECT_DEFAULT | PMD_SECT_PXN | PMD_SECT_UXN | PMD_ATTRINDX(MT_NORMAL))
+#define PROT_SECT_NORMAL	(PROT_SECT_DEFAULT | PMD_SECT_PXN | PMD_SECT_UXN | PTE_WRITE | PMD_ATTRINDX(MT_NORMAL))
 #define PROT_SECT_NORMAL_EXEC	(PROT_SECT_DEFAULT | PMD_SECT_UXN | PMD_ATTRINDX(MT_NORMAL))
 
 #define _PAGE_DEFAULT		(_PROT_DEFAULT | PTE_ATTRINDX(MT_NORMAL))