diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S
index 7255265..edd4a57 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_fsl_booke.S
@@ -639,6 +639,13 @@
 	rlwinm	r12,r12,0,16,1
 	mtspr	SPRN_MAS1,r12
 
+	/* Make up the required permissions for kernel code */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PTE_64BIT
+	li	r13,_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_BAP_SX
+	oris	r13,r13,_PAGE_ACCESSED@h
+#else
+	li	r13,_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_EXEC
+#endif
 	b	4f
 
 	/* Get the PGD for the current thread */
@@ -646,15 +653,15 @@
 	mfspr	r11,SPRN_SPRG_THREAD
 	lwz	r11,PGDIR(r11)
 
-4:
-	/* Make up the required permissions */
+	/* Make up the required permissions for user code */
 #ifdef CONFIG_PTE_64BIT
-	li	r13,_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_EXEC
+	li	r13,_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_BAP_UX
 	oris	r13,r13,_PAGE_ACCESSED@h
 #else
 	li	r13,_PAGE_PRESENT | _PAGE_ACCESSED | _PAGE_EXEC
 #endif
 
+4:
 	FIND_PTE
 	andc.	r13,r13,r11		/* Check permission */