diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
index aa08dd2f8fae..7cfaf366463f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/fault.c
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ static inline bool access_error(unsigned long cause, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		}
 		break;
 	case EXC_LOAD_PAGE_FAULT:
-		if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
+		/* Write implies read */
+		if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_READ | VM_WRITE))) {
 			return true;
 		}
 		break;