diff --git a/ykrt/src/trace/swt/patch.rs b/ykrt/src/trace/swt/patch.rs
index e6d5be2fd..ebcf84832 100644
--- a/ykrt/src/trace/swt/patch.rs
+++ b/ykrt/src/trace/swt/patch.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ unsafe fn patch_function(function_ptr: usize, code: *const u8, size: size_t) {
         - (func_address as usize)) as usize;
 
     // Set function memory region to be writable
-    let result = mprotect(func_address, page_size_aligned, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC);
+    let result = mprotect(func_address, page_size_aligned, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
     if result != 0 {
         panic!("Failed to change memory protection to be writable");
     }