diff --git a/yjit_asm.c b/yjit_asm.c
index fc8472f077..78c9255d65 100644
--- a/yjit_asm.c
+++ b/yjit_asm.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 
@@ -154,6 +155,10 @@ uint8_t* alloc_exec_mem(uint32_t mem_size)
         exit(-1);
     }
 
+    // Fill the executable memory with 0x13 so that
+    // executing uninitialized memory will fault
+    memset(mem_block, 0xCC, mem_size);
+
     return mem_block;
 #else
     return NULL;