diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c b/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
index 5ccd4aced6cc..254ab7138c85 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/elf.c
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(elf_set_personality);
  * ELF:                 |            |            |
  * ---------------------|------------|------------|
  * missing PT_GNU_STACK | exec-all   | exec-all   |
- * PT_GNU_STACK == RWX  | exec-all   | exec-all   |
+ * PT_GNU_STACK == RWX  | exec-all   | exec-stack |
  * PT_GNU_STACK == RW   | exec-all   | exec-none  |
  *
  *  exec-all  : all PROT_READ user mappings are executable, except when
  *              backed by files on a noexec-filesystem.
  *  exec-none : only PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
+ *  exec-stack: only the stack and PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
  *
  *  *this column has no architectural effect: NX markings are ignored by
  *   hardware, but may have behavioral effects when "wants X" collides with
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(elf_set_personality);
  */
 int arm_elf_read_implies_exec(int executable_stack)
 {
-	if (executable_stack != EXSTACK_DISABLE_X)
+	if (executable_stack == EXSTACK_DEFAULT)
 		return 1;
 	if (cpu_architecture() < CPU_ARCH_ARMv6)
 		return 1;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h
index 986ecf41fc0f..0074e9fd6431 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -106,17 +106,18 @@
  * ELF:                 |            |            |
  * ---------------------|------------|------------|
  * missing PT_GNU_STACK | exec-all   | exec-all   |
- * PT_GNU_STACK == RWX  | exec-all   | exec-all   |
+ * PT_GNU_STACK == RWX  | exec-stack | exec-stack |
  * PT_GNU_STACK == RW   | exec-none  | exec-none  |
  *
  *  exec-all  : all PROT_READ user mappings are executable, except when
  *              backed by files on a noexec-filesystem.
  *  exec-none : only PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
+ *  exec-stack: only the stack and PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
  *
  *  *all arm64 CPUs support NX, so there is no "lacks NX" column.
  *
  */
-#define elf_read_implies_exec(ex,stk)	(stk != EXSTACK_DISABLE_X)
+#define elf_read_implies_exec(ex, stk)	(stk == EXSTACK_DEFAULT)
 
 #define CORE_DUMP_USE_REGSET
 #define ELF_EXEC_PAGESIZE	PAGE_SIZE