diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
index 09189115aec8..7e76056b9ee6 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
@@ -2939,8 +2939,9 @@ pmap_enter(pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va, vm_page_t m, vm_prot_t prot,
 	pmap_invalidate_page(pmap, va);
 
 	if (pmap != pmap_kernel()) {
-		if (pmap == &curproc->p_vmspace->vm_pmap)
-		    cpu_icache_sync_range(va, PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (pmap == &curproc->p_vmspace->vm_pmap &&
+		    (prot & VM_PROT_EXECUTE) != 0)
+			cpu_icache_sync_range(va, PAGE_SIZE);
 
 		if ((mpte == NULL || mpte->wire_count == NL3PG) &&
 		    pmap_superpages_enabled() &&