diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/rtl/rv_dm.sv b/hw/ip/rv_dm/rtl/rv_dm.sv
index a88b4217ba917..0ff233e43abbe 100644
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/rtl/rv_dm.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/rv_dm/rtl/rv_dm.sv
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@ module rv_dm
     .Outstanding(1),
     .ByteAccess(1),
     .CmdIntgCheck(1),
-    .EnableRspIntgGen(1)
+    .EnableRspIntgGen(1),
+    // This is a ROM region, hence write requests are not expected.
+    .ErrOnWrite(1)
   ) tl_adapter_device_mem (
     .clk_i,
     .rst_ni,