diff --git a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
index 6c8c268e4fe8..53aefee3fe70 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ skip_codegen_passes:
 	fp->jited_len = alloclen;
 
 	bpf_flush_icache(bpf_hdr, (u8 *)bpf_hdr + (bpf_hdr->pages * PAGE_SIZE));
+	bpf_jit_binary_lock_ro(bpf_hdr);
 	if (!fp->is_func || extra_pass) {
 		bpf_prog_fill_jited_linfo(fp, addrs);
 out_addrs: