1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5176ecf006ee..3bdeb88d28f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ SECTIONS
   .text :  AT(ADDR(.text) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
         /* First the code that has to be first for bootstrapping */
         *(.bootstrap.text)
+        _stext = .;
         /* Then all the functions that are "hot" in profiles, to group them
            onto the same hugetlb entry */
         #include "functionlist"
@@ -50,10 +51,10 @@ SECTIONS
   __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) { *(__ex_table) }
   __stop___ex_table = .;
 
-  RODATA
-
   BUG_TABLE
 
+  RODATA
+
   . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);        /* Align data segment to page size boundary */
                                 /* Data */
   .data : AT(ADDR(.data) - LOAD_OFFSET) {