diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
index 62bbd6f23c35..88ebc6102c7c 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable.h
@@ -1109,6 +1109,10 @@ static inline bool arch_has_pfn_modify_check(void)
 # define PAGE_KERNEL_RO PAGE_KERNEL
 #endif
 
+#ifndef PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC
+# define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC PAGE_KERNEL
+#endif
+
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #ifndef io_remap_pfn_range
diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 9fc9e43335b6..e4aac33216ae 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -364,10 +364,6 @@ void *vzalloc_node(unsigned long size, int node)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vzalloc_node);
 
-#ifndef PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC
-# define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC PAGE_KERNEL
-#endif
-
 /**
  *	vmalloc_exec  -  allocate virtually contiguous, executable memory
  *	@size:		allocation size
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index cfea25be7754..a728fc492557 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -1907,10 +1907,6 @@ void *vzalloc_node(unsigned long size, int node)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vzalloc_node);
 
-#ifndef PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC
-# define PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC PAGE_KERNEL
-#endif
-
 /**
  *	vmalloc_exec  -  allocate virtually contiguous, executable memory
  *	@size:		allocation size