diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index a21d6ace648e3006045f5bd13578f3b29d4ea0bf..8047379e575ad39cb47cdbb055131e9bb094bb4d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static unsigned int __initdata next_early_pgt;
 pmdval_t early_pmd_flags = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE & ~(_PAGE_GLOBAL | _PAGE_NX);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
-unsigned int __pgtable_l5_enabled __initdata;
+unsigned int __pgtable_l5_enabled __ro_after_init;
 unsigned int pgdir_shift __ro_after_init = 39;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pgdir_shift);
 unsigned int ptrs_per_p4d __ro_after_init = 1;