2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
index 98424f33e077..de14973e47fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_32.lds.S
@@ -189,16 +189,18 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.bss)
         . = ALIGN(4);
         __bss_stop = .;
+  }
 
+  .brk : AT(ADDR(.brk) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __brk_base = . ;
-        . += 64 * 1024 ;        /* 64k slop space */
+        . += 64 * 1024 ;        /* 64k alignment slop space */
         *(.brk_reservation)     /* areas brk users have reserved */
         __brk_limit = . ;
-
-        _end = . ;
   }
 
+  _end = . ;
+
   /* Sections to be discarded */
   /DISCARD/ : {
         *(.exitcall.exit)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
index 7996687663a2..c8742507b030 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S
@@ -247,10 +247,12 @@ SECTIONS
         *(.bss.page_aligned)
         *(.bss)
         __bss_stop = .;
+  }
 
+  .brk : AT(ADDR(.brk) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
         . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
         __brk_base = . ;
-        . += 64 * 1024;         /* 64k slop space */
+        . += 64 * 1024 ;        /* 64k alignment slop space */
         *(.brk_reservation)     /* areas brk users have reserved */
         __brk_limit = . ;
   }