1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 8b67167cb4f4..119fbdb46475 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@ SECTIONS
         }
         PERCPU(4)
         SECURITY_INIT
+
+        /* we have to discard exit text and such at runtime, not link time, to
+         * handle embedded cross-section references (alt instructions, bug
+         * table, eh_frame, etc...)
+         */
+        .exit.text :
+        {
+                EXIT_TEXT
+        }
+        .exit.data :
+        {
+                EXIT_DATA
+        }
+
         .init.ramfs :
         {
                 . = ALIGN(4);
@@ -264,8 +278,6 @@ SECTIONS
 
         /DISCARD/ :
         {
-                EXIT_TEXT
-                EXIT_DATA
                 *(.exitcall.exit)
         }
 }