diff --git a/kernel/src/ELF.cpp b/kernel/src/ELF.cpp
index df28d389..1af55e15 100644
--- a/kernel/src/ELF.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/ELF.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ namespace ELFLoader
 
                 int flags = MMU::User | MMU::NoExecute;
                 if (can_write_segment(program_header.p_flags)) flags |= MMU::ReadWrite;
-                else if (can_execute_segment(program_header.p_flags))
-                    flags &= ~MMU::NoExecute;
+                if (can_execute_segment(program_header.p_flags)) flags &= ~MMU::NoExecute;
 
                 // Allocate physical memory for the segment
                 TRY(MemoryManager::alloc_at(