diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
index 5d11d01f75de..565e24e9ddf2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ static int arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn & PAGE_MASK, 1);
+
 	/* Copy an instruction with recovering if other optprobe modifies it.*/
 	ret = __copy_instruction(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr);
 	if (!ret)
@@ -420,6 +422,8 @@ static int arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	else
 		p->ainsn.boostable = -1;
 
+	set_memory_ro((unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn & PAGE_MASK, 1);
+
 	/* Check whether the instruction modifies Interrupt Flag or not */
 	p->ainsn.if_modifier = is_IF_modifier(p->ainsn.insn);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
index ea8e2b846101..7aba9d6475a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ int arch_prepare_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
 	}
 
 	buf = (u8 *)op->optinsn.insn;
+	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)buf & PAGE_MASK, 1);
 
 	/* Copy instructions into the out-of-line buffer */
 	ret = copy_optimized_instructions(buf + TMPL_END_IDX, op->kp.addr);
@@ -392,6 +393,8 @@ int arch_prepare_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op,
 	synthesize_reljump(buf + TMPL_END_IDX + op->optinsn.size,
 			   (u8 *)op->kp.addr + op->optinsn.size);
 
+	set_memory_ro((unsigned long)buf & PAGE_MASK, 1);
+
 	flush_icache_range((unsigned long) buf,
 			   (unsigned long) buf + TMPL_END_IDX +
 			   op->optinsn.size + RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE);