diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
index 89c6763..bcc965e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@
 good_area:
 	/*
 	 * Check that the permissions on the VMA allow for the fault which
-	 * occurred.
+	 * occurred. If we encountered a write or exec fault, we must have
+	 * appropriate permissions, otherwise we allow any permission.
 	 */
 	if (!(vma->vm_flags & vm_flags)) {
 		fault = VM_FAULT_BADACCESS;
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@
 	struct task_struct *tsk;
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	int fault, sig, code;
-	unsigned long vm_flags = VM_READ | VM_WRITE;
+	unsigned long vm_flags = VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_EXEC;
 	unsigned int mm_flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
 
 	tsk = current;