diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h
index 086f757e8ba3c..70154f0127919 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ int set_memory_rw(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_x(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
 int set_memory_rw_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages);
-void protect_kernel_text_data(void);
 #else
 static inline int set_memory_ro(unsigned long addr, int numpages) { return 0; }
 static inline int set_memory_rw(unsigned long addr, int numpages) { return 0; }
 static inline int set_memory_x(unsigned long addr, int numpages) { return 0; }
 static inline int set_memory_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages) { return 0; }
-static inline void protect_kernel_text_data(void) {}
 static inline int set_memory_rw_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index 03901d3a8b027..1eb50e5120560 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	sbi_init();
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX)) {
-		protect_kernel_text_data();
 		protect_kernel_linear_mapping_text_rodata();
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
index 4faf8bd157eaa..90e789ef1000f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
@@ -436,6 +436,34 @@ asmlinkage void __init __copy_data(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
+#define is_text_va(va)		({								\
+		unsigned long _va = va;								\
+		(_va < (unsigned long)__init_data_begin && _va >= (unsigned long)_start);	\
+	})
+
+static inline __init pgprot_t pgprot_from_kernel_va(uintptr_t va) {
+	return is_text_va(va) ? PAGE_KERNEL_READ_EXEC: PAGE_KERNEL;
+}
+
+void mark_rodata_ro(void)
+{
+	unsigned long rodata_start = (unsigned long)__start_rodata;
+	unsigned long data_start = (unsigned long)_data;
+
+	set_memory_ro(rodata_start, (data_start - rodata_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+
+	debug_checkwx();
+}
+#else
+static inline __init pgprot_t pgprot_from_kernel_va(uintptr_t va) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_32BIT))
+		return PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC;
+
+	return (va < kernel_virt_addr) ? PAGE_KERNEL: PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * setup_vm() is called from head.S with MMU-off.
  *
@@ -465,7 +493,7 @@ uintptr_t xiprom, xiprom_sz;
 #define xiprom_sz      (*((uintptr_t *)XIP_FIXUP(&xiprom_sz)))
 #define xiprom         (*((uintptr_t *)XIP_FIXUP(&xiprom)))
 
-static void __init create_kernel_page_table(pgd_t *pgdir, uintptr_t map_size)
+static void __init create_kernel_page_table(pgd_t *pgdir, uintptr_t map_size, __attribute__((unused)) bool early)
 {
 	uintptr_t va, end_va;
 
@@ -484,7 +512,7 @@ static void __init create_kernel_page_table(pgd_t *pgdir, uintptr_t map_size)
 				   map_size, PAGE_KERNEL);
 }
 #else
-static void __init create_kernel_page_table(pgd_t *pgdir, uintptr_t map_size)
+static void __init create_kernel_page_table(pgd_t *pgdir, uintptr_t map_size, bool early)
 {
 	uintptr_t va, end_va;
 
@@ -492,7 +520,7 @@ static void __init create_kernel_page_table(pgd_t *pgdir, uintptr_t map_size)
 	for (va = kernel_virt_addr; va < end_va; va += map_size)
 		create_pgd_mapping(pgdir, va,
 				   load_pa + (va - kernel_virt_addr),
-				   map_size, PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC);
+				   map_size, early ? PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC: pgprot_from_kernel_va(va));
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -569,7 +597,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init setup_vm(uintptr_t dtb_pa)
 	 * us to reach paging_init(). We map all memory banks later
 	 * in setup_vm_final() below.
 	 */
-	create_kernel_page_table(early_pg_dir, map_size);
+	create_kernel_page_table(early_pg_dir, map_size, true);
 
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
 	/* Setup early PMD for DTB */
@@ -693,21 +721,14 @@ static void __init setup_vm_final(void)
 		map_size = best_map_size(start, end - start);
 		for (pa = start; pa < end; pa += map_size) {
 			va = (uintptr_t)__va(pa);
-			create_pgd_mapping(swapper_pg_dir, va, pa,
-					   map_size,
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-					   PAGE_KERNEL
-#else
-					   PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC
-#endif
-					);
 
+			create_pgd_mapping(swapper_pg_dir, va, pa, map_size, pgprot_from_kernel_va(va));
 		}
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 	/* Map the kernel */
-	create_kernel_page_table(swapper_pg_dir, PMD_SIZE);
+	create_kernel_page_table(swapper_pg_dir, PMD_SIZE, false);
 #endif
 
 	/* Clear fixmap PTE and PMD mappings */
@@ -738,35 +759,6 @@ static inline void setup_vm_final(void)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
-void __init protect_kernel_text_data(void)
-{
-	unsigned long text_start = (unsigned long)_start;
-	unsigned long init_text_start = (unsigned long)__init_text_begin;
-	unsigned long init_data_start = (unsigned long)__init_data_begin;
-	unsigned long rodata_start = (unsigned long)__start_rodata;
-	unsigned long data_start = (unsigned long)_data;
-	unsigned long max_low = (unsigned long)(__va(PFN_PHYS(max_low_pfn)));
-
-	set_memory_ro(text_start, (init_text_start - text_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-	set_memory_ro(init_text_start, (init_data_start - init_text_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-	set_memory_nx(init_data_start, (rodata_start - init_data_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-	/* rodata section is marked readonly in mark_rodata_ro */
-	set_memory_nx(rodata_start, (data_start - rodata_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-	set_memory_nx(data_start, (max_low - data_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-}
-
-void mark_rodata_ro(void)
-{
-	unsigned long rodata_start = (unsigned long)__start_rodata;
-	unsigned long data_start = (unsigned long)_data;
-
-	set_memory_ro(rodata_start, (data_start - rodata_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-
-	debug_checkwx();
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE
 /*
  * reserve_crashkernel() - reserves memory for crash kernel