diff --git a/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp b/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp
index 96a2bd84470..83d3eff62c5 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/control/CompilationThread.cpp
@@ -8201,6 +8201,11 @@ TR::CompilationInfoPerThreadBase::compile(J9VMThread * vmThread,
                                      reloRuntime);
       }
 
+#if defined(OSX) && defined(AARCH64)
+   // Re-acquire execution permission of JIT code cache for this thread
+   // regardless of the previous protection status
+   pthread_jit_write_protect_np(1);
+#endif
 
    vmThread->omrVMThread->vmState = oldState;
    vmThread->jitMethodToBeCompiled = NULL;