diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/mman.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/mman.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47c5a1991d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/mman.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __ASM_MMAN_H__
+#define __ASM_MMAN_H__
+
+#include <uapi/asm/mman.h>
+
+/* PARISC cannot allow mdwe as it needs writable stacks */
+static inline bool arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+#define arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported
+
+#endif /* __ASM_MMAN_H__ */
diff --git a/include/linux/mman.h b/include/linux/mman.h
index dc7048824be8..bcb201ab7a41 100644
--- a/include/linux/mman.h
+++ b/include/linux/mman.h
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ calc_vm_flag_bits(unsigned long flags)
 
 unsigned long vm_commit_limit(void);
 
+#ifndef arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported
+static inline bool arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported(void)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+#define arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Denies creating a writable executable mapping or gaining executable permissions.
  *
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index f8e543f1e38a..8bb106a56b3a 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -2408,8 +2408,11 @@ static inline int prctl_set_mdwe(unsigned long bits, unsigned long arg3,
 	if (bits & PR_MDWE_NO_INHERIT && !(bits & PR_MDWE_REFUSE_EXEC_GAIN))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* PARISC cannot allow mdwe as it needs writable stacks */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PARISC))
+	/*
+	 * EOPNOTSUPP might be more appropriate here in principle, but
+	 * existing userspace depends on EINVAL specifically.
+	 */
+	if (!arch_memory_deny_write_exec_supported())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	current_bits = get_current_mdwe();