diff --git a/src/pal/src/include/pal/virtual.h b/src/pal/src/include/pal/virtual.h
index ac1072f6afd0..b74076783a20 100644
--- a/src/pal/src/include/pal/virtual.h
+++ b/src/pal/src/include/pal/virtual.h
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Function :
     that is located close to the coreclr library. The memory comes from the virtual
     address range that is managed by ExecutableMemoryAllocator.
 --*/
-void* ReserveMemoryFromExecutableAllocator(SIZE_T allocationSize);
+void* ReserveMemoryFromExecutableAllocator(CorUnix::CPalThread* pthrCurrent, SIZE_T allocationSize);
 
 #endif /* _PAL_VIRTUAL_H_ */
 
diff --git a/src/pal/src/map/map.cpp b/src/pal/src/map/map.cpp
index 3700a27eeea7..cab9c6cbfa3b 100644
--- a/src/pal/src/map/map.cpp
+++ b/src/pal/src/map/map.cpp
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ void * MAPMapPEFile(HANDLE hFile)
     // First try to reserve virtual memory using ExecutableAllcator. This allows all PE images to be
     // near each other and close to the coreclr library which also allows the runtime to generate
     // more efficient code (by avoiding usage of jump stubs).
-    loadedBase = ReserveMemoryFromExecutableAllocator(virtualSize);
+    loadedBase = ReserveMemoryFromExecutableAllocator(pThread, virtualSize);
     if (loadedBase == NULL)
     {
         // MAC64 requires we pass MAP_SHARED (or MAP_PRIVATE) flags - otherwise, the call is failed.
diff --git a/src/pal/src/map/virtual.cpp b/src/pal/src/map/virtual.cpp
index 150160861d0d..22fea5312d0d 100644
--- a/src/pal/src/map/virtual.cpp
+++ b/src/pal/src/map/virtual.cpp
@@ -1197,17 +1197,7 @@ static LPVOID VIRTUALCommitMemory(
         if (allocationType != MEM_COMMIT)
         {
             // Commit the pages
-            void * pRet = MAP_FAILED;
-#ifndef __APPLE__
             if (mprotect((void *) StartBoundary, MemSize, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ) == 0)
-                pRet = (void *)StartBoundary;
-#else // __APPLE__
-            // Using mprotect above on MacOS is suspect to cause intermittent crashes
-            // https://github.com/dotnet/coreclr/issues/5672
-            pRet = mmap((void *) StartBoundary, MemSize, PROT_WRITE | PROT_READ,
-                     MAP_ANON | MAP_FIXED | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
-#endif // __APPLE__
-            if (pRet != MAP_FAILED)
             {
 #if MMAP_DOESNOT_ALLOW_REMAP
                 SIZE_T i;
@@ -2362,9 +2352,13 @@ Function :
     that is located close to the coreclr library. The memory comes from the virtual
     address range that is managed by ExecutableMemoryAllocator.
 --*/
-void* ReserveMemoryFromExecutableAllocator(SIZE_T allocationSize)
+void* ReserveMemoryFromExecutableAllocator(CPalThread* pThread, SIZE_T allocationSize)
 {
-    return g_executableMemoryAllocator.AllocateMemory(allocationSize);
+    InternalEnterCriticalSection(pThread, &virtual_critsec);
+    void* mem = g_executableMemoryAllocator.AllocateMemory(allocationSize);
+    InternalLeaveCriticalSection(pThread, &virtual_critsec);
+
+    return mem;
 }
 
 /*++