diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 562f665c721f2d094a77cad153c24a5d46215955..34e00b708fad2c79b260ab3d8d4cc199cece8eca 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2816,18 +2816,6 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	kfree(info.strmap);
 	free_copy(&info);
 
-	/* Set RO and NX regions for core */
-	set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_core,
-				mod->core_text_size,
-				mod->core_ro_size,
-				mod->core_size);
-
-	/* Set RO and NX regions for init */
-	set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_init,
-				mod->init_text_size,
-				mod->init_ro_size,
-				mod->init_size);
-
 	/* Done! */
 	trace_module_load(mod);
 	return mod;
@@ -2888,6 +2876,18 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(init_module, void __user *, umod,
 	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
 			MODULE_STATE_COMING, mod);
 
+	/* Set RO and NX regions for core */
+	set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_core,
+				mod->core_text_size,
+				mod->core_ro_size,
+				mod->core_size);
+
+	/* Set RO and NX regions for init */
+	set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_init,
+				mod->init_text_size,
+				mod->init_ro_size,
+				mod->init_size);
+
 	do_mod_ctors(mod);
 	/* Start the module */
 	if (mod->init != NULL)