2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
index 878be5f38cad..d0993594f558 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ SECTIONS
 
   EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
 
+  _sdata = .;                   /* Start of data section */
+
   RODATA
 
   RW_DATA_SECTION(16, PAGE_SIZE, THREAD_SIZE)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
index 1ad6b7ad2c17..8080469ee6c1 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SECTIONS
   _etext = .;                   /* End of text section */
 
   EXCEPTION_TABLE(16) :data
+  _sdata = .;                   /* Start of rw data section */
   RW_DATA_SECTION(16, PAGE_SIZE, THREAD_SIZE) :data
   /* End of data goes *here* so that freeing init code works properly. */
   _edata = .;