diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index f45ed445c9f4..88d621a7bf67 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #include <linux/linux_logo.h>
 
 /* All of prom_init bss lives here */
-#define __prombss __initdata
+#define __prombss __section(.bss.prominit)
 
 /*
  * Eventually bump that one up
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 07ae018e550e..ac0ceb31b336 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #else
 #define PROVIDE32(x)	PROVIDE(x)
 #endif
+
+#define BSS_FIRST_SECTIONS *(.bss.prominit)
+
 #include <asm/page.h>
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>