diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index 67ec1fadcfe2..86acd690d529 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -322,10 +322,11 @@ subsys_initcall(topology_init);
 
 void free_initmem(void)
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX))
-		set_kernel_memory(lm_alias(__init_begin), lm_alias(__init_end),
-				  IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT) ?
-					set_memory_rw : set_memory_rw_nx);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX)) {
+		set_kernel_memory(lm_alias(__init_begin), lm_alias(__init_end), set_memory_rw_nx);
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT))
+			set_kernel_memory(__init_begin, __init_end, set_memory_nx);
+	}
 
 	free_initmem_default(POISON_FREE_INITMEM);
 }