diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2ac7bdcd2fe0..6b1afc2f9b68 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+
+#define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE_ALIGN	16
+
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
@@ -37,7 +40,6 @@ SECTIONS
 #endif
 	_etext = . ;
 	}
-	EXCEPTION_TABLE(16)
 	RO_DATA(4)
 	ROMEND = .;
 #if defined(CONFIG_ROMKERNEL)