diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
index d3f711fb8c97..1093196db31d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
 
 #define INIT_SCTLR_EL2_MMU_ON						\
 	(SCTLR_ELx_M  | SCTLR_ELx_C | SCTLR_ELx_SA | SCTLR_ELx_I |	\
-	 SCTLR_ELx_IESB | ENDIAN_SET_EL2 | SCTLR_EL2_RES1)
+	 SCTLR_ELx_IESB | SCTLR_ELx_WXN | ENDIAN_SET_EL2 | SCTLR_EL2_RES1)
 
 #define INIT_SCTLR_EL2_MMU_OFF \
 	(SCTLR_EL2_RES1 | ENDIAN_SET_EL2)