diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S
index 2d325fd84579..51b40426f9c6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/head.S
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ sun4e_notsup:
 	.align 4
 
 	/* The Sparc trap table, bootloader gives us control at _start. */
-	.text
+	.section .text.head,"ax"
 	.globl	start, _stext, _start, __stext
 	.globl  trapbase
 _start:   /* danger danger */
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b1002c607196..5b7e69a8c32f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	.text 0xf0004000 :
 	{
 		_text = .;
+		*(.text.head)
 		TEXT_TEXT
 		SCHED_TEXT
 		LOCK_TEXT