diff --git a/vm/compiler/Compiler.c b/vm/compiler/Compiler.c
index 9b32703..2368dae 100644
--- a/vm/compiler/Compiler.c
+++ b/vm/compiler/Compiler.c
@@ -180,8 +180,13 @@
     cacheflush((intptr_t) gDvmJit.codeCache,
                (intptr_t) gDvmJit.codeCache + templateSize, 0);
 
-    mprotect(gDvmJit.codeCache, gDvmJit.codeCacheSize,
-             PROTECT_CODE_CACHE_ATTRS);
+    int result = mprotect(gDvmJit.codeCache, gDvmJit.codeCacheSize,
+                          PROTECT_CODE_CACHE_ATTRS);
+
+    if (result == -1) {
+        LOGE("Failed to remove the write permission for the code cache");
+        dvmAbort();
+    }
 
     return true;
 }