diff --git a/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/virtualization/vm_session_component.cc b/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/virtualization/vm_session_component.cc
index 022043998c..a335084e0f 100644
--- a/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/virtualization/vm_session_component.cc
+++ b/repos/base-hw/src/core/spec/x86_64/virtualization/vm_session_component.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void Vm_session_component::_attach(addr_t phys_addr, addr_t vm_addr, size_t size
 {
 	using namespace Hw;
 
-	Page_flags pflags { RW, NO_EXEC, USER, NO_GLOBAL, RAM, CACHED };
+	Page_flags pflags { RW, EXEC, USER, NO_GLOBAL, RAM, CACHED };
 
 	try {
 		_table.insert_translation(vm_addr, phys_addr, size, pflags,