diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/mmu.c
index 84d5fab94f8f..1424a120710e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/mmu.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ void mmu_mark_initmem_nx(void)
 	int i;
 	unsigned long base = (unsigned long)_stext - PAGE_OFFSET;
 	unsigned long top = (unsigned long)_etext - PAGE_OFFSET;
+	unsigned long border = (unsigned long)__init_begin - PAGE_OFFSET;
 	unsigned long size;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_601))
@@ -201,9 +202,10 @@ void mmu_mark_initmem_nx(void)
 		size = block_size(base, top);
 		size = max(size, 128UL << 10);
 		if ((top - base) > size) {
-			if (strict_kernel_rwx_enabled())
-				pr_warn("Kernel _etext not properly aligned\n");
 			size <<= 1;
+			if (strict_kernel_rwx_enabled() && base + size > border)
+				pr_warn("Some RW data is getting mapped X. "
+					"Adjust CONFIG_DATA_SHIFT to avoid that.\n");
 		}
 		setibat(i++, PAGE_OFFSET + base, base, size, PAGE_KERNEL_TEXT);
 		base += size;