diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0318ba436f34..8e0b1298bf19 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		ALIGN_FUNCTION();
 #endif
 		/* careful! __ftr_alt_* sections need to be close to .text */
-		*(.text.hot TEXT_MAIN .text.fixup .text.unlikely .fixup __ftr_alt_* .ref.text);
+		*(.text.hot .text.hot.* TEXT_MAIN .text.fixup .text.unlikely .text.unlikely.* .fixup __ftr_alt_* .ref.text);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 		*(.tramp.ftrace.text);
 #endif