diff --git a/base-linux/src/platform/x86_32/lx_syscall.S b/base-linux/src/platform/x86_32/lx_syscall.S
index fccc9c05a8..b53664c369 100644
--- a/base-linux/src/platform/x86_32/lx_syscall.S
+++ b/base-linux/src/platform/x86_32/lx_syscall.S
@@ -75,3 +75,9 @@ L(pseudo_end):
 
     .cfi_endproc
 
+/*
+ * Allow stacks to be mapped executable (needed because Genode does not
+ * offer an API to handle non-execute mappings yet).
+ */
+.section .note.GNU-stack, "", @progbits
+
diff --git a/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_restore_rt.S b/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_restore_rt.S
index 9297c94356..a7a24d5648 100644
--- a/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_restore_rt.S
+++ b/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_restore_rt.S
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@
 lx_restore_rt:
 	movq $SYS_rt_sigreturn, %rax
 	syscall
+
+/*
+ * Allow stacks to be mapped executable (needed because Genode does not
+ * offer an API to handle non-execute mappings yet).
+ */
+.section .note.GNU-stack, "", @progbits
+
diff --git a/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_syscall.S b/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_syscall.S
index 47b008a887..a74d2d0223 100644
--- a/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_syscall.S
+++ b/base-linux/src/platform/x86_64/lx_syscall.S
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ lx_syscall:
 	syscall			    /* Do the system call.  */
 L(pseudo_end):
 	ret            /* Return to caller.  */
+
+/*
+ * Allow stacks to be mapped executable (needed because Genode does not
+ * offer an API to handle non-execute mappings yet).
+ */
+.section .note.GNU-stack, "", @progbits
+