diff --git a/zipl/boot/entry.S b/zipl/boot/entry.S
index 3ee786f1..d888a53a 100644
--- a/zipl/boot/entry.S
+++ b/zipl/boot/entry.S
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ pgm_check_handler:
 	basr	%r14,%r14
 	lmg	%r0,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
 	lpswe	__LC_PGM_OLD_PSW(%r0)
+
+/* The code doesn't require an executable stack */
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
+.section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+#endif
diff --git a/zipl/boot/head.S b/zipl/boot/head.S
index f2395f6d..58515012 100644
--- a/zipl/boot/head.S
+++ b/zipl/boot/head.S
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@ _start:
 	brasl	%r14,initialize
 .Lstack: .long  0x10000-160
 .previous
+
+/* The code doesn't require an executable stack */
+#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__ELF__)
+.section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits
+#endif
diff --git a/zipl/boot/stage2.lds.S b/zipl/boot/stage2.lds.S
index eee1d3c2..2204dd56 100644
--- a/zipl/boot/stage2.lds.S
+++ b/zipl/boot/stage2.lds.S
@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@ SECTIONS
   /DISCARD/ : {
     *(.eh_frame)
     *(.interp)
+    *(.note.GNU-stack)
   }
 }
diff --git a/zipl/boot/stage3.lds.S b/zipl/boot/stage3.lds.S
index 9cea19b8..1150fea4 100644
--- a/zipl/boot/stage3.lds.S
+++ b/zipl/boot/stage3.lds.S
@@ -79,5 +79,6 @@ SECTIONS
   /DISCARD/ : {
     *(.eh_frame)
     *(.interp)
+    *(.note.GNU-stack)
   }
 }