diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/skas/mmu.c b/arch/um/kernel/skas/mmu.c
index 79c22707a637..4cd2ff546ef6 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/skas/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/skas/mmu.c
@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ static int init_stub_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long proc,
 #endif
 
 	*pte = mk_pte(virt_to_page(kernel), __pgprot(_PAGE_PRESENT));
-	*pte = pte_mkexec(*pte);
-	*pte = pte_wrprotect(*pte);
+	/* This is wrong for the code page, but it doesn't matter since the
+	 * stub is mapped by hand with the correct permissions.
+	 */
+	*pte = pte_mkwrite(*pte);
 	return(0);
 
  out_pmd:
diff --git a/include/asm-um/pgtable.h b/include/asm-um/pgtable.h
index 4862daf8b906..188f72621776 100644
--- a/include/asm-um/pgtable.h
+++ b/include/asm-um/pgtable.h
@@ -274,12 +274,6 @@ static inline pte_t pte_mkread(pte_t pte)
 	return(pte_mknewprot(pte)); 
 }
 
-static inline pte_t pte_mkexec(pte_t pte)
-{ 
-	pte_set_bits(pte, _PAGE_USER);
-	return(pte_mknewprot(pte)); 
-}
-
 static inline pte_t pte_mkdirty(pte_t pte)
 { 
 	pte_set_bits(pte, _PAGE_DIRTY);