--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.19.2/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c	2007-01-10 19:10:37.000000000 +0000
+++ davinci-8020-5505/linux-2.6.19.2/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c	2007-01-19 14:42:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -716,9 +716,7 @@
 
 			down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 			vma = find_vma(current->mm,regs->iaoq[0]);
-			if (vma && (regs->iaoq[0] >= vma->vm_start)
-				&& (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC)) {
-
+			if (vma && (regs->iaoq[0] >= vma->vm_start)) {
 				fault_address = regs->iaoq[0];
 				fault_space = regs->iasq[0];