diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/map.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/map.h
index 447be0744a85..f98c7f32c9c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/map.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/map.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ enum {
 	MT_LOW_VECTORS,
 	MT_HIGH_VECTORS,
 	MT_MEMORY_RWX,
+	MT_MEMORY_RW,
 	MT_ROM,
 	MT_MEMORY_RWX_NONCACHED,
 	MT_MEMORY_RW_DTCM,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
index fce2e7388098..9ec715f12224 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/mmu.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/cachetype.h>
+#include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
 #include <asm/tlb.h>
@@ -293,6 +294,13 @@ static struct mem_type mem_types[] = {
 		.prot_sect = PMD_TYPE_SECT | PMD_SECT_AP_WRITE,
 		.domain    = DOMAIN_KERNEL,
 	},
+	[MT_MEMORY_RW] = {
+		.prot_pte  = L_PTE_PRESENT | L_PTE_YOUNG | L_PTE_DIRTY |
+			     L_PTE_XN,
+		.prot_l1   = PMD_TYPE_TABLE,
+		.prot_sect = PMD_TYPE_SECT | PMD_SECT_AP_WRITE,
+		.domain    = DOMAIN_KERNEL,
+	},
 	[MT_ROM] = {
 		.prot_sect = PMD_TYPE_SECT,
 		.domain    = DOMAIN_KERNEL,
@@ -410,6 +418,9 @@ static void __init build_mem_type_table(void)
 			mem_types[MT_DEVICE_NONSHARED].prot_sect |= PMD_SECT_XN;
 			mem_types[MT_DEVICE_CACHED].prot_sect |= PMD_SECT_XN;
 			mem_types[MT_DEVICE_WC].prot_sect |= PMD_SECT_XN;
+
+			/* Also setup NX memory mapping */
+			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RW].prot_sect |= PMD_SECT_XN;
 		}
 		if (cpu_arch >= CPU_ARCH_ARMv7 && (cr & CR_TRE)) {
 			/*
@@ -489,6 +500,8 @@ static void __init build_mem_type_table(void)
 			mem_types[MT_DEVICE_CACHED].prot_pte |= L_PTE_SHARED;
 			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RWX].prot_sect |= PMD_SECT_S;
 			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RWX].prot_pte |= L_PTE_SHARED;
+			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RW].prot_sect |= PMD_SECT_S;
+			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RW].prot_pte |= L_PTE_SHARED;
 			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_DMA_READY].prot_pte |= L_PTE_SHARED;
 			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RWX_NONCACHED].prot_sect |= PMD_SECT_S;
 			mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RWX_NONCACHED].prot_pte |= L_PTE_SHARED;
@@ -545,6 +558,8 @@ static void __init build_mem_type_table(void)
 	mem_types[MT_HIGH_VECTORS].prot_l1 |= ecc_mask;
 	mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RWX].prot_sect |= ecc_mask | cp->pmd;
 	mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RWX].prot_pte |= kern_pgprot;
+	mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RW].prot_sect |= ecc_mask | cp->pmd;
+	mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RW].prot_pte |= kern_pgprot;
 	mem_types[MT_MEMORY_DMA_READY].prot_pte |= kern_pgprot;
 	mem_types[MT_MEMORY_RWX_NONCACHED].prot_sect |= ecc_mask;
 	mem_types[MT_ROM].prot_sect |= cp->pmd;
@@ -1296,6 +1311,8 @@ static void __init kmap_init(void)
 static void __init map_lowmem(void)
 {
 	struct memblock_region *reg;
+	unsigned long kernel_x_start = round_down(__pa(_stext), SECTION_SIZE);
+	unsigned long kernel_x_end = round_up(__pa(__init_end), SECTION_SIZE);
 
 	/* Map all the lowmem memory banks. */
 	for_each_memblock(memory, reg) {
@@ -1308,12 +1325,40 @@ static void __init map_lowmem(void)
 		if (start >= end)
 			break;
 
-		map.pfn = __phys_to_pfn(start);
-		map.virtual = __phys_to_virt(start);
-		map.length = end - start;
-		map.type = MT_MEMORY;
+		if (end < kernel_x_start || start >= kernel_x_end) {
+			map.pfn = __phys_to_pfn(start);
+			map.virtual = __phys_to_virt(start);
+			map.length = end - start;
+			map.type = MT_MEMORY_RWX;
 
-		create_mapping(&map);
+			create_mapping(&map);
+		} else {
+			/* This better cover the entire kernel */
+			if (start < kernel_x_start) {
+				map.pfn = __phys_to_pfn(start);
+				map.virtual = __phys_to_virt(start);
+				map.length = kernel_x_start - start;
+				map.type = MT_MEMORY_RW;
+
+				create_mapping(&map);
+			}
+
+			map.pfn = __phys_to_pfn(kernel_x_start);
+			map.virtual = __phys_to_virt(kernel_x_start);
+			map.length = kernel_x_end - kernel_x_start;
+			map.type = MT_MEMORY_RWX;
+
+			create_mapping(&map);
+
+			if (kernel_x_end < end) {
+				map.pfn = __phys_to_pfn(kernel_x_end);
+				map.virtual = __phys_to_virt(kernel_x_end);
+				map.length = end - kernel_x_end;
+				map.type = MT_MEMORY_RW;
+
+				create_mapping(&map);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }