diff --git a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
index e23cccde9c27..8d581ab06c5d 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/microblaze/Kconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ config MICROBLAZE
 	select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS3
 	select CLKSRC_OF
+	select BUILDTIME_EXTABLE_SORT
 
 config SWAP
 	def_bool n
diff --git a/scripts/sortextable.c b/scripts/sortextable.c
index 7941fbdfb050..cc49062acdee 100644
--- a/scripts/sortextable.c
+++ b/scripts/sortextable.c
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #define EM_AARCH64	183
 #endif
 
+#ifndef EM_MICROBLAZE
+#define EM_MICROBLAZE	189
+#endif
+
 static int fd_map;	/* File descriptor for file being modified. */
 static int mmap_failed; /* Boolean flag. */
 static void *ehdr_curr; /* current ElfXX_Ehdr *  for resource cleanup */
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ do_file(char const *const fname)
 	case EM_ARCOMPACT:
 	case EM_ARM:
 	case EM_AARCH64:
+	case EM_MICROBLAZE:
 	case EM_MIPS:
 		break;
 	}  /* end switch */