diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c
index 413583f904a6..6af4da1149ba 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ int __init efi_setup_page_tables(unsigned long pa_memmap, unsigned num_pages)
 	npages = (__end_rodata - __start_rodata) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	rodata = __pa(__start_rodata);
 	pfn = rodata >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+	pf = _PAGE_NX | _PAGE_ENC;
 	if (kernel_map_pages_in_pgd(pgd, pfn, rodata, npages, pf)) {
 		pr_err("Failed to map kernel rodata 1:1\n");
 		return 1;