diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 73dcb0e1..dcd6714 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -279,9 +279,11 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * The .rodata section needs to be read-only. Using the pfn
-	 * catches all aliases.
+	 * catches all aliases.  This also includes __ro_after_init,
+	 * so do not enforce until kernel_set_to_readonly is true.
 	 */
-	if (within(pfn, __pa_symbol(__start_rodata) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+	if (kernel_set_to_readonly &&
+	    within(pfn, __pa_symbol(__start_rodata) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
 		   __pa_symbol(__end_rodata) >> PAGE_SHIFT))
 		pgprot_val(forbidden) |= _PAGE_RW;