diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/common.h b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/common.h
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/common.h
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/common.h
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@
 void setMemoryPermission(uptr Addr, uptr Size, uptr Flags,
                          MapPlatformData *Data = nullptr);
 
-void releasePagesToOS(uptr BaseAddress, uptr Offset, uptr Size,
-                      MapPlatformData *Data = nullptr);
+void releasePagesToOS(uptr BaseAddress, uptr Offset, uptr Size, uptr Flags,
+                      MapPlatformData *Data);
 
 // Internal map & unmap fatal error. This must not call map().
 void NORETURN dieOnMapUnmapError(bool OutOfMemory = false);
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/fuchsia.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/fuchsia.cpp
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/fuchsia.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/fuchsia.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 }
 
 void releasePagesToOS(UNUSED uptr BaseAddress, uptr Offset, uptr Size,
-                      MapPlatformData *Data) {
+                      UNUSED uptr Flags, MapPlatformData *Data) {
   DCHECK(Data);
   DCHECK_NE(Data->Vmar, ZX_HANDLE_INVALID);
   DCHECK_NE(Data->Vmo, ZX_HANDLE_INVALID);
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/linux.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/linux.cpp
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/linux.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/linux.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
 #define ANDROID_PR_SET_VMA_ANON_NAME 0
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+#ifndef PROT_MTE
+#define PROT_MTE 0x20
+#endif
+#endif
+
 namespace scudo {
 
 uptr getPageSize() { return static_cast<uptr>(sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE)); }
@@ -53,9 +59,6 @@
     MmapProt = PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
   }
 #if defined(__aarch64__)
-#ifndef PROT_MTE
-#define PROT_MTE 0x20
-#endif
   if (Flags & MAP_MEMTAG)
     MmapProt |= PROT_MTE;
 #endif
@@ -116,14 +119,24 @@
   return NeedsMemset == Yes;
 }
 
-void releasePagesToOS(uptr BaseAddress, uptr Offset, uptr Size,
+void releasePagesToOS(uptr BaseAddress, uptr Offset, uptr Size, uptr Flags,
                       UNUSED MapPlatformData *Data) {
   void *Addr = reinterpret_cast<void *>(BaseAddress + Offset);
   if (madviseNeedsMemsetCached()) {
     // Workaround for QEMU-user ignoring MADV_DONTNEED.
     // https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/b1cffefa1b163bce9aebc3416f562c1d3886eeaa/linux-user/syscall.c#L11941
     // https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1926521
-    memset(Addr, 0, Size);
+    int Prot = (Flags & MAP_NOACCESS) ? PROT_NONE : (PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE);
+#if defined(__aarch64__)
+    if (Flags & MAP_MEMTAG)
+      Prot |= PROT_MTE;
+#endif
+    void *P =
+        mmap(Addr, Size, Prot,
+             MAP_FIXED | MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_NORESERVE, -1, 0);
+    if (P != Addr)
+      dieOnMapUnmapError();
+    return;
   }
   while (madvise(Addr, Size, MADV_DONTNEED) == -1 && errno == EAGAIN) {
   }
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary32.h b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary32.h
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary32.h
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary32.h
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@
   static const uptr NumRegions =
       SCUDO_MMAP_RANGE_SIZE >> Config::PrimaryRegionSizeLog;
   static const u32 MaxNumBatches = SCUDO_ANDROID ? 4U : 8U;
+  static const uptr MapFlags = MAP_ALLOWNOMEM;
   typedef FlatByteMap<NumRegions> ByteMap;
 
   struct SizeClassStats {
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@
   uptr allocateRegionSlow() {
     uptr MapSize = 2 * RegionSize;
     const uptr MapBase = reinterpret_cast<uptr>(
-        map(nullptr, MapSize, "scudo:primary", MAP_ALLOWNOMEM));
+        map(nullptr, MapSize, "scudo:primary", MapFlags));
     if (!MapBase)
       return 0;
     const uptr MapEnd = MapBase + MapSize;
@@ -469,7 +470,7 @@
     uptr TotalReleasedBytes = 0;
     const uptr Base = First * RegionSize;
     const uptr NumberOfRegions = Last - First + 1U;
-    ReleaseRecorder Recorder(Base);
+    ReleaseRecorder Recorder(Base, MapFlags, nullptr);
     auto SkipRegion = [this, First, ClassId](uptr RegionIndex) {
       return (PossibleRegions[First + RegionIndex] - 1U) != ClassId;
     };
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary64.h b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary64.h
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary64.h
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/primary64.h
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@
   static const uptr RegionSize = 1UL << Config::PrimaryRegionSizeLog;
   static const uptr NumClasses = SizeClassMap::NumClasses;
   static const uptr PrimarySize = RegionSize * NumClasses;
+  uptr GetMapFlags() const {
+    return MAP_ALLOWNOMEM | MAP_RESIZABLE |
+           (useMemoryTagging<Config>(Options.load()) ? MAP_MEMTAG : 0);
+  }
 
   // Call map for user memory with at least this size.
   static const uptr MapSizeIncrement = 1UL << 18;
@@ -350,12 +354,9 @@
       }
       if (MappedUser == 0)
         Region->Data = Data;
-      if (UNLIKELY(!map(
-              reinterpret_cast<void *>(RegionBeg + MappedUser), MapSize,
-              "scudo:primary",
-              MAP_ALLOWNOMEM | MAP_RESIZABLE |
-                  (useMemoryTagging<Config>(Options.load()) ? MAP_MEMTAG : 0),
-              &Region->Data)))
+      if (UNLIKELY(!map(reinterpret_cast<void *>(RegionBeg + MappedUser),
+                        MapSize, "scudo:primary", GetMapFlags(),
+                        &Region->Data)))
         return nullptr;
       Region->MappedUser += MapSize;
       C->getStats().add(StatMapped, MapSize);
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@
       }
     }
 
-    ReleaseRecorder Recorder(Region->RegionBeg, &Region->Data);
+    ReleaseRecorder Recorder(Region->RegionBeg, GetMapFlags(), &Region->Data);
     const uptr CompactPtrBase = getCompactPtrBaseByClassId(ClassId);
     auto DecompactPtr = [CompactPtrBase](CompactPtrT CompactPtr) {
       return decompactPtrInternal(CompactPtrBase, CompactPtr);
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/release.h b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/release.h
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/release.h
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/release.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 class ReleaseRecorder {
 public:
-  ReleaseRecorder(uptr Base, MapPlatformData *Data = nullptr)
-      : Base(Base), Data(Data) {}
+  ReleaseRecorder(uptr Base, uptr Flags, MapPlatformData *Data)
+      : Base(Base), Flags(Flags), Data(Data) {}
 
   uptr getReleasedRangesCount() const { return ReleasedRangesCount; }
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   // Releases [From, To) range of pages back to OS.
   void releasePageRangeToOS(uptr From, uptr To) {
     const uptr Size = To - From;
-    releasePagesToOS(Base, From, Size, Data);
+    releasePagesToOS(Base, From, Size, Flags, Data);
     ReleasedRangesCount++;
     ReleasedBytes += Size;
   }
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   uptr ReleasedRangesCount = 0;
   uptr ReleasedBytes = 0;
   uptr Base = 0;
+  uptr Flags = MAP_NOACCESS;
   MapPlatformData *Data = nullptr;
 };
 
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/secondary.h b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/secondary.h
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/secondary.h
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/secondary.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   uptr CommitSize;
   uptr MapBase;
   uptr MapSize;
+  uptr MapFlags;
   [[no_unique_address]] MapPlatformData Data;
 };
 
@@ -146,10 +147,12 @@
     Entry.CommitSize = H->CommitSize;
     Entry.MapBase = H->MapBase;
     Entry.MapSize = H->MapSize;
+    Entry.MapFlags = H->MapFlags;
     Entry.BlockBegin = reinterpret_cast<uptr>(H + 1);
     Entry.Data = H->Data;
     Entry.Time = Time;
     if (useMemoryTagging<Config>(Options)) {
+      Entry.MapFlags = MAP_NOACCESS;
       if (Interval == 0 && !SCUDO_FUCHSIA) {
         // Release the memory and make it inaccessible at the same time by
         // creating a new MAP_NOACCESS mapping on top of the existing mapping.
@@ -157,13 +160,14 @@
         // on top so we just do the two syscalls there.
         Entry.Time = 0;
         mapSecondary<Config>(Options, Entry.CommitBase, Entry.CommitSize,
-                             Entry.CommitBase, MAP_NOACCESS, &Entry.Data);
+                             Entry.CommitBase, Entry.MapFlags, &Entry.Data);
       } else {
-        setMemoryPermission(Entry.CommitBase, Entry.CommitSize, MAP_NOACCESS,
+        setMemoryPermission(Entry.CommitBase, Entry.CommitSize, Entry.MapFlags,
                             &Entry.Data);
       }
     } else if (Interval == 0) {
-      releasePagesToOS(Entry.CommitBase, 0, Entry.CommitSize, &Entry.Data);
+      releasePagesToOS(Entry.CommitBase, 0, Entry.CommitSize, Entry.MapFlags,
+                       &Entry.Data);
       Entry.Time = 0;
     }
     do {
@@ -251,8 +255,11 @@
       *H = reinterpret_cast<LargeBlock::Header *>(
           LargeBlock::addHeaderTag<Config>(HeaderPos));
       *Zeroed = Entry.Time == 0;
-      if (useMemoryTagging<Config>(Options))
-        setMemoryPermission(Entry.CommitBase, Entry.CommitSize, 0, &Entry.Data);
+      if (useMemoryTagging<Config>(Options)) {
+        Entry.MapFlags = 0;
+        setMemoryPermission(Entry.CommitBase, Entry.CommitSize, Entry.MapFlags,
+                            &Entry.Data);
+      }
       uptr NewBlockBegin = reinterpret_cast<uptr>(*H + 1);
       if (useMemoryTagging<Config>(Options)) {
         if (*Zeroed)
@@ -269,6 +276,7 @@
       (*H)->MapBase = Entry.MapBase;
       (*H)->MapSize = Entry.MapSize;
       (*H)->Data = Entry.Data;
+      (*H)->MapFlags = Entry.MapFlags;
       EntriesCount--;
     }
     return Found;
@@ -316,9 +324,11 @@
     }
     const u32 MaxCount = atomic_load_relaxed(&MaxEntriesCount);
     for (u32 I = 0; I < MaxCount; I++)
-      if (Entries[I].CommitBase)
-        setMemoryPermission(Entries[I].CommitBase, Entries[I].CommitSize, 0,
-                            &Entries[I].Data);
+      if (Entries[I].CommitBase) {
+        Entries[I].MapFlags = 0;
+        setMemoryPermission(Entries[I].CommitBase, Entries[I].CommitSize,
+                            Entries[I].MapFlags, &Entries[I].Data);
+      }
     QuarantinePos = -1U;
   }
 
@@ -359,6 +369,7 @@
     uptr MapBase;
     uptr MapSize;
     uptr BlockBegin;
+    uptr MapFlags;
     [[no_unique_address]] MapPlatformData Data;
     u64 Time;
   };
@@ -371,7 +382,8 @@
         OldestTime = Entry.Time;
       return;
     }
-    releasePagesToOS(Entry.CommitBase, 0, Entry.CommitSize, &Entry.Data);
+    releasePagesToOS(Entry.CommitBase, 0, Entry.CommitSize, Entry.MapFlags,
+                     &Entry.Data);
     Entry.Time = 0;
   }
 
@@ -558,7 +570,9 @@
 
   const uptr CommitSize = MapEnd - PageSize - CommitBase;
   const uptr AllocPos = roundDownTo(CommitBase + CommitSize - Size, Alignment);
-  mapSecondary<Config>(Options, CommitBase, CommitSize, AllocPos, 0, &Data);
+  const uptr MapFlags = 0;
+  mapSecondary<Config>(Options, CommitBase, CommitSize, AllocPos, MapFlags,
+                       &Data);
   const uptr HeaderPos =
       AllocPos - Chunk::getHeaderSize() - LargeBlock::getHeaderSize();
   LargeBlock::Header *H = reinterpret_cast<LargeBlock::Header *>(
@@ -571,6 +585,7 @@
   H->CommitBase = CommitBase;
   H->CommitSize = CommitSize;
   H->Data = Data;
+  H->MapFlags = MapFlags;
   if (BlockEndPtr)
     *BlockEndPtr = CommitBase + CommitSize;
   {
diff --git a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/tests/common_test.cpp b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/tests/common_test.cpp
--- a/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/tests/common_test.cpp
+++ b/compiler-rt/lib/scudo/standalone/tests/common_test.cpp
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(std::count(P, P + N, 0), 0);
   EXPECT_LT(getResidentMemorySize() - Size, Threshold);
 
-  releasePagesToOS((uptr)P, 0, Size, &Data);
+  releasePagesToOS((uptr)P, 0, Size, 0, &Data);
   EXPECT_EQ(std::count(P, P + N, 0), N);
-  // FIXME: does not work with QEMU-user.
-  // EXPECT_LT(getResidentMemorySize() - OnStart, Threshold);
+  EXPECT_LT(getResidentMemorySize() - OnStart, Threshold);
 
   memset(P, 1, Size);
   EXPECT_EQ(std::count(P, P + N, 0), 0);