diff --git a/arch/nds32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/nds32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 288313b886ef..9e90f30a181d 100644
--- a/arch/nds32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/nds32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -13,14 +13,26 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(nds32)
 ENTRY(_stext_lma)
 jiffies = jiffies_64;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_GCOV_KERNEL)
+#define NDS32_EXIT_KEEP(x)	x
+#else
+#define NDS32_EXIT_KEEP(x)
+#endif
+
 SECTIONS
 {
 	_stext_lma = TEXTADDR - LOAD_OFFSET;
 	. = TEXTADDR;
 	__init_begin = .;
 	HEAD_TEXT_SECTION
+	.exit.text : {
+		NDS32_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_TEXT)
+	}
 	INIT_TEXT_SECTION(PAGE_SIZE)
 	INIT_DATA_SECTION(16)
+	.exit.data : {
+		NDS32_EXIT_KEEP(EXIT_DATA)
+	}
 	PERCPU_SECTION(L1_CACHE_BYTES)
 	__init_end = .;