diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/efi-header.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/efi-header.S
index 8e733aa48ba6..c306f3a6a800 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/efi-header.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/efi-header.S
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extra_header_fields:
 	.long	efi_header_end - _start			// SizeOfHeaders
 	.long	0					// CheckSum
 	.short	IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_EFI_APPLICATION		// Subsystem
-	.short	0					// DllCharacteristics
+	.short	IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT	// DllCharacteristics
 	.quad	0					// SizeOfStackReserve
 	.quad	0					// SizeOfStackCommit
 	.quad	0					// SizeOfHeapReserve