diff --git a/lld/MachO/OutputSegment.cpp b/lld/MachO/OutputSegment.cpp
--- a/lld/MachO/OutputSegment.cpp
+++ b/lld/MachO/OutputSegment.cpp
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
 }
 
 static uint32_t maxProt(StringRef name) {
-  if (name == segment_names::pageZero)
-    return 0;
-  return VM_PROT_READ | VM_PROT_WRITE | VM_PROT_EXECUTE;
+  assert(config->arch != AK_i386 &&
+         "TODO: i386 has different maxProt requirements");
+  return initProt(name);
 }
 
 size_t OutputSegment::numNonHiddenSections() const {
diff --git a/lld/test/MachO/segments.s b/lld/test/MachO/segments.s
--- a/lld/test/MachO/segments.s
+++ b/lld/test/MachO/segments.s
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 ## dyld3 assumes that the __TEXT segment starts from the file header
 # CHECK-NEXT:   fileoff: 0
 # CHECK-NEXT:   filesize:
-# CHECK-NEXT:   maxprot: rwx
+# CHECK-NEXT:   maxprot: r-x
 # CHECK-NEXT:   initprot: r-x
 # CHECK-NEXT:   nsects: 1
 # CHECK-NEXT:   flags: 0x0
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 # CHECK-NEXT: vmsize:
 # CHECK-NEXT: fileoff: [[#%u, LINKEDIT_OFF:]]
 # CHECK-NEXT: filesize: [[#%u, LINKEDIT_SIZE:]]
-# CHECK-NEXT: maxprot: rwx
+# CHECK-NEXT: maxprot: r--
 # CHECK-NEXT: initprot: r--
 # CHECK-NOT:  Cmd: LC_SEGMENT_64