diff --git a/soc/arm/xilinx_zynqmp/arm_mpu_regions.c b/soc/arm/xilinx_zynqmp/arm_mpu_regions.c
index 5a6f8dc6c21..a4f36402d2c 100644
--- a/soc/arm/xilinx_zynqmp/arm_mpu_regions.c
+++ b/soc/arm/xilinx_zynqmp/arm_mpu_regions.c
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@
 				| MPU_RASR_B_Msk) \
 	}
 
-#define MPUTYPE_PRIV_WBWACACHE \
+#define MPUTYPE_PRIV_WBWACACHE_XN \
 	{ \
 		.rasr = (P_RW_U_NA_Msk \
 				| (5 << MPU_RASR_TEX_Pos) \
-				| MPU_RASR_B_Msk) \
+				| MPU_RASR_B_Msk \
+				| MPU_RASR_XN_Msk) \
 	}
 
 #define MPUTYPE_PRIV_DEVICE \
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ static const struct arm_mpu_region mpu_regions[] = {
 	MPU_REGION_ENTRY("SRAM_PRIV",
 			0x00000000,
 			REGION_2G,
-			MPUTYPE_PRIV_WBWACACHE),
+			MPUTYPE_PRIV_WBWACACHE_XN),
 
 	MPU_REGION_ENTRY("SRAM",
 			0x00000000,