diff --git a/arch/x86_64/asm/rt0_32.s b/arch/x86_64/asm/rt0_32.s
index 8480a1f..ae4b124 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/asm/rt0_32.s
+++ b/arch/x86_64/asm/rt0_32.s
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ _rt0_enter_long_mode:
 	or eax, (1 << 8) | (1<<11)
 	wrmsr
 
-	; Finally enable paging
+	; Finally enable paging (bit 31) and user/kernel page write protection (bit 16)
 	mov eax, cr0
-	or eax, 1 << 31
+	or eax, (1 << 31) | (1<<16)
 	mov cr0, eax
 
 	; We are in 32-bit compatibility submode. We need to load a 64bit GDT