diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
index c9fd60f8f806..9232ad1562c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ int machine_kexec_prepare(struct kimage *image)
 
 	__memcpy(control_page, __relocate_kernel_start, reloc_end - reloc_start);
 
-	set_memory_x((unsigned long)control_page, 1);
+	set_memory_rox((unsigned long)control_page, 1);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ void machine_kexec_cleanup(struct kimage *image)
 	void *control_page = page_address(image->control_code_page);
 
 	set_memory_nx((unsigned long)control_page, 1);
+	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)control_page, 1);
 
 	free_transition_pgtable(image);
 }