diff --git a/sys/mips/cheri/cheri.c b/sys/mips/cheri/cheri.c
index 75a75e36b5ae..ee18296d70c3 100644
--- a/sys/mips/cheri/cheri.c
+++ b/sys/mips/cheri/cheri.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ cheri_init_capabilities(void * __capability kroot)
 	ctemp = cheri_setaddress(kroot, CHERI_CAP_USER_DATA_BASE);
 	ctemp = cheri_setbounds(ctemp, CHERI_CAP_USER_DATA_LENGTH);
 	ctemp = cheri_andperm(ctemp, CHERI_CAP_USER_DATA_PERMS |
-	    CHERI_CAP_USER_CODE_PERMS);
+	    CHERI_CAP_USER_CODE_PERMS | CHERI_PERM_CHERIABI_VMMAP);
 	userspace_root_cap = ctemp;
 
 	ctemp = cheri_setaddress(kroot, CHERI_SEALCAP_KERNEL_BASE);