diff --git a/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c b/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
index 7c0cc7153a2..8460160f31e 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/linux/linux_sysvec.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ struct sysentvec elf_linux_sysvec = {
 	.sv_maxuser	= VM_MAXUSER_ADDRESS,
 	.sv_usrstack	= USRSTACK,
 	.sv_psstrings	= PS_STRINGS, /* XXX */
-	.sv_stackprot	= VM_PROT_ALL, /* XXX */
+	.sv_stackprot	= VM_PROT_READ | VM_PROT_WRITE,
 	.sv_copyout_strings = linux_copyout_strings,
 	.sv_setregs	= linux_exec_setregs,
 	.sv_fixlimit	= NULL,