diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 71fc531b95b4..583c11664c63 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T
 hostprogs	:= mkpiggy
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include
 
-sed-voffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) [ABCDGRSTVW] \(_text\|__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define VO_\2 _AC(0x\1,UL)/p'
+sed-voffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) [ABCDGRSTVW] \(_text\|__start_rodata\|__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define VO_\2 _AC(0x\1,UL)/p'
 
 quiet_cmd_voffset = VOFFSET $@
       cmd_voffset = $(NM) $< | sed -n $(sed-voffset) > $@
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index f711f2a85862..9fe4e6ff693f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ static size_t parse_elf(void *output)
 	return ehdr.e_entry - LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR;
 }
 
+const unsigned long kernel_text_size = VO___start_rodata - VO__text;
 const unsigned long kernel_total_size = VO__end - VO__text;
 
 static u8 boot_heap[BOOT_HEAP_SIZE] __aligned(4);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
index b3a7cfb0d99e..c945c893c52e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 extern unsigned int output_len;
+extern const unsigned long kernel_text_size;
 extern const unsigned long kernel_total_size;
 
 unsigned long decompress_kernel(unsigned char *outbuf, unsigned long virt_addr,
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
index 8307950fe3ce..1c9e9909dcd7 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
@@ -238,6 +238,15 @@ efi_status_t efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
 	rounded_end = roundup(start + size, EFI_PAGE_SIZE);
 
 	if (memattr != NULL) {
+		status = efi_call_proto(memattr, set_memory_attributes,
+					rounded_start,
+					rounded_end - rounded_start,
+					EFI_MEMORY_RO);
+		if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
+			efi_warn("Failed to set EFI_MEMORY_RO attribute\n");
+			return status;
+		}
+
 		status = efi_call_proto(memattr, clear_memory_attributes,
 					rounded_start,
 					rounded_end - rounded_start,
@@ -816,7 +825,7 @@ static efi_status_t efi_decompress_kernel(unsigned long *kernel_entry)
 
 	*kernel_entry = addr + entry;
 
-	return efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(addr, kernel_total_size);
+	return efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(addr, kernel_text_size);
 }
 
 static void __noreturn enter_kernel(unsigned long kernel_addr,