diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index e917d119490c..9c62365f8267 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
 #include <linux/stackprotector.h>
-unsigned long __stack_chk_guard __read_mostly;
+unsigned long __stack_chk_guard __ro_after_init;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__stack_chk_guard);
 #endif