--- openj9/runtime/compiler/CMakeLists.txt
+++ openj9/runtime/compiler/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ set_source_files_properties(
 
 if(OMR_OS_LINUX)
 	set_property(TARGET j9jit APPEND_STRING PROPERTY
-		LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,--version-script=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/scripts/j9jit.linux.exp")
+		LINK_FLAGS " -Wl,-z,noexecstack -Wl,--version-script=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build/scripts/j9jit.linux.exp")
 	target_link_libraries(j9jit PRIVATE m)
 elseif(OMR_OS_WINDOWS)
 	target_sources(j9jit PRIVATE build/scripts/j9jit.def)