1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index c4f5758c9dc7..0c1e6783657f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ SECTIONS
         _etext = .;
 
         RO_DATA(PAGE_SIZE)
+
+        /* Start of data section */
+        _sdata = .;
+
         .data1 : {
                 *(.data1)
         }