diff --git a/linker/linker_phdr.cpp b/linker/linker_phdr.cpp
index bced722..5b0ee49 100644
--- a/linker/linker_phdr.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker_phdr.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "linker.h"
+#include "linker_dlwarning.h"
 #include "linker_globals.h"
 #include "linker_debug.h"
 #include "linker_utils.h"
@@ -605,10 +606,14 @@
 
     if (file_length != 0) {
       int prot = PFLAGS_TO_PROT(phdr->p_flags);
-      // W + E PT_LOAD segments are not allowed.
       if ((prot & (PROT_EXEC | PROT_WRITE)) == (PROT_EXEC | PROT_WRITE)) {
-        DL_ERR_AND_LOG("\"%s\": W + E load segments are not allowed", name_.c_str());
-        return false;
+        // W + E PT_LOAD segments are not allowed in O.
+        if (get_application_target_sdk_version() > 25) {
+          DL_ERR_AND_LOG("\"%s\": W + E load segments are not allowed", name_.c_str());
+          return false;
+        }
+        DL_WARN("\"%s\": W + E load segments are not allowed", name_.c_str());
+        add_dlwarning(name_.c_str(), "W+E load segments");
       }
 
       void* seg_addr = mmap64(reinterpret_cast<void*>(seg_page_start),