diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index d7f30902fda0..426fa892d311 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -5331,6 +5331,8 @@
 	rodata=		[KNL]
 		on	Mark read-only kernel memory as read-only (default).
 		off	Leave read-only kernel memory writable for debugging.
+		full	Mark read-only kernel memory and aliases as read-only
+		        [arm64]
 
 	rockchip.usb_uart
 			Enable the uart passthrough on the designated usb port
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/setup.h
index 6437df661700..f4af547ef54c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #ifndef __ARM64_ASM_SETUP_H
 #define __ARM64_ASM_SETUP_H
 
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
 #include <uapi/asm/setup.h>
 
 void *get_early_fdt_ptr(void);
@@ -14,4 +16,19 @@ void early_fdt_map(u64 dt_phys);
 extern phys_addr_t __fdt_pointer __initdata;
 extern u64 __cacheline_aligned boot_args[4];
 
+static inline bool arch_parse_debug_rodata(char *arg)
+{
+	extern bool rodata_enabled;
+	extern bool rodata_full;
+
+	if (arg && !strcmp(arg, "full")) {
+		rodata_enabled = true;
+		rodata_full = true;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+#define arch_parse_debug_rodata arch_parse_debug_rodata
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index db7c4e6ae57b..e7ad44585f40 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -642,24 +642,6 @@ static void __init map_kernel_segment(pgd_t *pgdp, void *va_start, void *va_end,
 	vm_area_add_early(vma);
 }
 
-static int __init parse_rodata(char *arg)
-{
-	int ret = strtobool(arg, &rodata_enabled);
-	if (!ret) {
-		rodata_full = false;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* permit 'full' in addition to boolean options */
-	if (strcmp(arg, "full"))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	rodata_enabled = true;
-	rodata_full = true;
-	return 0;
-}
-early_param("rodata", parse_rodata);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0
 static int __init map_entry_trampoline(void)
 {
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 91642a4e69be..1fe7942f5d4a 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1446,13 +1446,25 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX) || defined(CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX)
 bool rodata_enabled __ro_after_init = true;
+
+#ifndef arch_parse_debug_rodata
+static inline bool arch_parse_debug_rodata(char *str) { return false; }
+#endif
+
 static int __init set_debug_rodata(char *str)
 {
-	if (strtobool(str, &rodata_enabled))
+	if (arch_parse_debug_rodata(str))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (str && !strcmp(str, "on"))
+		rodata_enabled = true;
+	else if (str && !strcmp(str, "off"))
+		rodata_enabled = false;
+	else
 		pr_warn("Invalid option string for rodata: '%s'\n", str);
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
-__setup("rodata=", set_debug_rodata);
+early_param("rodata", set_debug_rodata);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX