diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0ccb57d5ee35fc6c7242e435e6780e27bdfff75f..a46acccec38a55cab91b69fdfd9cdf2dfc54a345 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ PHDRS {
 	text PT_LOAD FLAGS(5);          /* R_E */
 	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);          /* RWE */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	user PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);          /* RWE */
+	user PT_LOAD FLAGS(5);          /* R_E */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	percpu PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);        /* RWE */
+	percpu PT_LOAD FLAGS(6);        /* RW_ */
 #endif
 	init PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);          /* RWE */
 #endif