1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 66799e763dc9..be4b1bbb3918 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -104,18 +104,21 @@ SECTIONS
         ___init_begin = .;
 
         INIT_TEXT_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE)
-        . = ALIGN(16);
-        INIT_DATA_SECTION(16)
-        PERCPU(4)
 
-        /* we have to discard exit text and such at runtime, not link time, to
+        /* 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...)
+         * table, eh_frame, etc...).  We need all of our .text up front and
+         * .data after it for PCREL call issues.
          */
         .exit.text :
         {
                 EXIT_TEXT
         }
+
+        . = ALIGN(16);
+        INIT_DATA_SECTION(16)
+        PERCPU(4)
+
         .exit.data :
         {
                 EXIT_DATA