diff --git a/src/share/vm/utilities/elfFile.cpp b/src/share/vm/utilities/elfFile.cpp
index 3d8959563155a49fe27cab623072fd121b01f0e0..ac943bd154cb75a481edea94e4b1768f5f034333 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/elfFile.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/elfFile.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,12 @@ bool ElfFile::specifies_noexecstack() {
       }
     }
   }
+// AARCH64 defaults to noexecstack. All others default to execstack.
+#ifdef AARCH64
+  return true;
+#else
   return false;
+#endif
 }
 #endif